Colin Keane Named Juddmonte’s Number One Jockey

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Colin Keane has accepted the role of retained rider for Juddmonte Farms, The Irish Field reported on Sunday.

Keane, who was crowned Ireland's champion Flat jockey for a sixth time in 2024, has been based with County Meath trainer Ger Lyons for much of his career, an association which has already yielded plenty of big-race success in the familiar Juddmonte silks with horses such as Siskin, winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas in 2020, and Babouche, who was successful in last year's G1 Phoenix Stakes.

Last month Keane and Juddmonte won the Irish 2,000 Guineas together for the second time when he received the call up to ride the John and Thady Gosden-trained Field Of Gold. That son of Kingman is one of many top-class talents he will now be associated with in his new role, along with G1 Lockinge Stakes hero Lead Artist, exciting older filly Kalpana and G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains runner-up Jonquil, among others.

“Dear Owners, We wanted to share some exciting news with you regarding our stable jockey, Colin,” read an email which The Irish Field reported was sent to Lyons's owners over the weekend.

“Colin has been appointed as the new retained rider for Juddmonte Stud Farms – a fantastic opportunity for him and one that we're all incredibly proud of. It's a great recognition of his talent and professionalism, and we wish both Colin and Juddmonte every success in what we hope will be a long and exciting future together.

“From our side, there should be little change to the day-to-day routine. We're hopeful that we'll still have plenty of use of Colin, but naturally, he will be committed to Juddmonte duties on big race weekends around the world.

“That said, we're very lucky to have a great team of riders here, led by Gary Carroll, and supported by a talented group of lads who know the horses and the system inside out.

“Thanks as always for your support, and we'll keep you updated as the season progresses.”

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