Awards Venue:
Jury’s Waterford
Champion Rider: J.T. McNamara 52 winners(record)
Champion Lady: Liz Doyle
Champion Novice (Under 21): D.N. Russell
Northern Champion: L. Lennon
Southern Champion: D.N. Russell
Eastern Champion: J.L. Cullen
Western Champion: J.T. McNamara
Horse of the Year: Sheltering
Champion Senior (OVER 33): L. Lennon
Personality of the Year: Padge Berry
RIDERS TABLE
52 J.T. McNamara
36 D.N. Russell
28 D. Murphy
23 J.L. Cullen
20 P. Cashman
18 G. Elliott
16 D.W .Cullen
14 M.D. Grant, E. Gallagher.
12 J.G. Sheahan
11 A. Fl eming, L. Lennon
10 W.F.Codd, A.G. Costello, P. Crowley, W. Ewing, B.R. Hamilton, Aongus McNamara, J.D. Moore
8 P.J. Crowley, J.P. Dempsey
7 P. Buchanan, P.J. Cosgrave, Liz Doyle, J.R. Ryan,
6 R. Flavin, R.J. Patton
5 J.A. Berry, C.J. Cosgrave, E. Fehily, B. O’Sullivan, K. O’Sullivan, K. Ross
4 M.A. Cahill, J. Cash, T.N. Cloke, P.J. Colville, L.J. Gracey, F.M. Hanley, B. Hassett, T.P. Hyde,
N.C. Kelleher, J.O. McGurgan, S.S. McHugh, A.P. O’Mullane, D. Whelan.
3 J.G. Bennett, D.J. Duggan, M. Dunne, P. Henley, Caroline Hutchinson, T. Lombard, E. Magee,
J.O. McGrath, P.P. O’Brien, E.J. O’Grady, W.G. Rankin, J.J. Smyth, M.J. Walsh
2 R.J. Barnewll, D. Broad, J.T. Carroll, B.M. Clohessy, J. Derwin, V.P. Deveraux, W.M. Evans, J.E. Finn,
M.T. Hartrey, S.P. Hennessy, P.J. Jennings, Claire McMahon, S. McGonagle, B. Moran, C.A. Murphy,
D.A. O’Brien, M.J. O’Connor, W.M. O’Sullivan, K.M. Roche, A. Stronge, C.J. Swords, Susan Vance
1 C. Andrews, L.J. Archdeacon, D. Atkinson, J.P. Baragry, J.A. Boland, J. Bright, S.C. Burke, R.P. Burns, P.J. Casey, A.G. Cash, D.J. Clarke, J.A. Collins, A.J. Costello, D.P. Costello, G.P. Cromwell, R.P. Cully, F.P. Cunningham, S. Curling, M. Darcy, J.J. Dullea, N.B. Durkan, P.A. Farrell, P. Fahey, A. Fitzgerald, N. Geraghty, Joanne Hanrahan, Katherine Harrison, W.M.Hayes, M.J.Henry, K.A.Horgan, D.J.Howard, R.Hurley, V.T.Keane, Jacqueline Kidd, J.P. Kilfeather, J.W. Lawlor, N.A. Magee, J.A. Maguire, A.J. Martin, L.D. McBratney, Edwina McCarthy, Andrew J McNamara, J. Motherway, J.P. Murphy, D.P. Nagle, T.J. Nagle, D.M.O’Brien, S.O’Callaghan, D.C. O’Connor, K.F. O’Donnell, J.B. O’Gorman, J.S. O’Haire, T.G. O’Leary, P.C. O’Neill, N.W. O’Reilly, B. Potts, D.P. Quinn, Robin Quinn, R.P. Quinn, R.P. Rath, Aileen Sloane-Lee, J.A. Smith, R.C. Spate, M.T. Spillane, P. Tobin, B. Walsh, S.L. Wrynn, A.K. Wyse.
Some of the newcomers of note to the List (Riders who make their first appearance to the list. In most cases this is their first winners but not all)
J.G. Bennett - (Bruff Rider)
J.T. Carroll - (Leading western based rider from Cork)
S. Curling - (Professional rider & Son of leading equine artist Peter)
M.D. Grant - (Joint Champion Novice 2002, winner of a maiden Big and Bold and now professional with David Wachman)
N.B. Durkan - (Brother of the late John(18 winners’85-’01 & founder of Istabraq) also son of owner Bill)
D.J. Howard - (Lightweight Professional based with Arthur Moore)
J.P. Kilfeather - (Sligo Amateur)
J.D. Moore - (Eastern title winner 02/03 and son of trainer Arthur)
A.J. McNamara - (Son of trainer Andrew and cousin of multiple champion John Thomas)
W.G. Rankin - (Northern Amateur)
C.J. Swords - (Offaly amateur)
SUMMARY
- The 2000 season will always and should always be remembered for one thing-The Record. Adrian Maguire rode 38 winners in 1991 for the powerful Michael Hourigan yard while Enda Bolger rode 48 winners in 1994 with some very decent sorts winning three and four races to aid his cause. John Thomas McNamara had neither a four time or a three time winner in totaling 52 winners.
- In fact he rode 42 maiden winners and 46 different horses in achieving a milestone for the sport and with the onset of a new autumn season we are unlikely to see anything to compare to it again. It was simply a wonderful achievement especially considering his better supporters were slow into stride and by the end of February he had only 9 winners ridden but five hat tricks and three four timers saw a run of wins beyond anything we had seen before.
- Davy Russell was the unfortunate loser as his total of 36 would have won most titles but he had to give best. Nonetheless he took the Novice title for the second time and Liz Doyle was the leading lady for the first time.
- Padge Berry took the personality award having given the sport plenty of profile with his endless supply of decent horses from his south east base.
- Newcomers to the list of winning riders included J.D.Moore who had already ridden as a flat rider and as a point to point rider in England with success. Sam Curling also rode his first winner as did Danny Howard but both of these were to make the switch to the paid ranks in time.
- There was plenty of new quality on show of the equine sort also with Valley Henry, Truckers Tavern, Joe Blake & Big And Bold among the class of 2000.
- Beausheram, Winning Dream & Instant Queen also made their mark in 2000.
