Eddie Ahern

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Eddie Ahern

Weight: 116.
Born: Dec. 6, 1977 in Ireland
Residence: Lidgate, Newmarket, Suffolk, England
Up to Oct. 18, 2009, he had ridden 1,084 winners worldwide ... Up to Oct. 18, he was in eighth place in the British Jockeys' Championship with 68 wins from 458 rides.
Rode his first winner aboard Ardlea House at Dundalk on Nov. 7, 1994. His first high profile success was on San Sebastian in the Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot in 1998.
In Ireland, rode for trainer Malcolm Grassick and became champion apprentice in 1997. Two years later he rode Grassick's Preseli to victory in the Moyglare Stud Stakes. Remarkably, that remains his one and only Group or Grade 1 victory.
Has been based in Britain since 2002 when he began a long association with trainer Gerald Butler. Enjoyed his best season in 2006 when he notched 140 wins.
His biggest U.S. success came in 2000 when he partnered the Dermot Weld-trained Pine Dance to land the American Derby at Arlington.
Further big international successes have come in Dubai (2005 2000 Guineas on Starlight and the 2006 Cape Verdi aboard Clinet), Sweden (2001 Stockholm Cup) and France (2002 Prix Minerve). He also rode in Singapore in the winter of 2000/2001.

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