Shane_Kelly_(jockey)

Shane Kelly (jockey)

Shane Kelly (jockey)

Irish jockey

Shane Kelly is an Irish jockey. He is a native of Cloone, County Leitrim.

He was trained at the RACE academy in the Curragh, County Kildare. He is a former Irish Amateur Jockey Champion.[1]

He is based in the UK and has had over 300 winners to date.[when?][citation needed]

On 22 January 2014 he rode two winners on the same day as part of a successful betting coup organised by gambler Barney Curley.[2] Betting on a 4 horse winning accumulator netted approximately 4 million pounds.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Cloone jockey rides four winners - Leitrim Observer". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Local jockey rides two winners in 'betting coup'".
  3. [3]
    "Barney Curley coup earns gambler enhanced status among punters | Greg Wood". TheGuardian.com. 26 January 2014.
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