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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Teenager Horgan keeps it in the family with first win

Wed 17th Apr 2019, 21:30

Rockfish and Hugh HorganRockfish and Hugh Horgan
© Photo Healy Racing

Hugh Horgan steered his first winner on Rockfish at Dundalk today as the 17 year old son of former leading jump jockey Trevor Horgan landed the concluding Light Up Your Night Handicap for his cousin and trainer Joseph O'Brien.

Horgan junior was having his 21st ride tonight and steered Rockfish to a half length win over Bruinneall The winning pair had raced in mid-division, with Horgan making his move in the home straight as he improved Rockfish to lead under a furlong out and eventually score his memorable win.

Horgan is the son of Galway Plate winning jockey Trevor Horgan, whose career was ended prematurely by injury in 1997, and is a cousin, through his mother Breda (nee Crowley) of Rockfish's trainer Joseph O'Brien.

Following the race today's winning rider stated “Joseph has been very good to me. I went in there two years ago and every day I learned something new. I’ve had 20 rides now and I’m very grateful for all the help he has given me.

“I’ve always had it in the back of my head to be a jockey, and I was always riding ponies at home and my dad was always there to tell me what to do.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
5/1
Tote €6.30 €1.90
2nd
0.5L
20/1
€5.20
3rd
1L
3/1Fav
€1.50
4th
1.75L
20/1
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.