Michael Kinane

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Michael Kinane (born June 22, 1959 in County Tipperary, Ireland) is a flat racing jockey. He has ridden winners in the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes three times, the Epsom Derby twice, and, in the United States, the Belmont Stakes once.

Mick was the stable jockey at Ballydoyle for many years, and although this is no longer the case he remains one of Europe's elite jockeys.

Major Winners

• Two Thousand Guineas
  • 1990 - Tirol
  • 1997 - Entrepreneur
  • 1998 - King Of Kings

• Epsom Derby
  • 1993 - Commander In Chief
  • 2001 - Galileo

• Epsom Oaks
  • 1998 - Shahtoush
  • 2001 - Imagine

• Belmont Stakes
  • 1990 - Go And Go

• Irish Derby Stakes
  • 2001 - Galileo
  • 2002 - High Chaparral

• King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes
  • 1990 - Belmez
  • 1994 - King's Theatre
  • 2000 - Montjeu
  • 2001 - Galileo
  • 2005 - Azamour

• St. Leger Stakes
  • 2001 - Milan

• Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
  • 1989 - Carroll House
  • 1999 - Montjeu

• Breeders' Cup Turf
  • 2002 - High Chaparral
  • 2003 - High Chaparral (dead heat with Johar)

• Melbourne Cup
  • 1993 - Vintage Crop

• Japan Cup
  • 1997 - Pilsudski

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