Date of Birth:Â June 23, 1993Â
County of origin:Â Cork
First winner:Â Fionnuar (Jim Bolger) Naas, June 26, 2013
Assoc. Trainers: Aidan O'Brien
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Although born in America, Killian Hennessy was brought up in Youghal, County Cork. He rode his first winner on the Jim Bolger-trained Fionnuar at Naas in June 2013. He began riding out with Bolger during school holidays and signed up as an apprentice for the yard after sitting his Leaving Certificate exams in June 2011. In 2015, his career brought him to America where he spent time in Kentucky and Chicago. He rode ten winners there before linking up with Mick Channon in England for whom he rode two winners in 2016. Killian returned to Ireland in early 2017, joined Fozzy Stack as an apprentice before moving to work with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle.
Killian rode his biggest winner to date when landing the Group 3 Woodford Reserve Ballysax Stakes on the O'Brien-trained Nobel Prize at Dundalk in July 2020. Â
Woodford Reserve Ballysax Stakes (Group 3) (Nobel Prize - 2020)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race (Sirici - 2017)
Like Navan On Facebook H'cap (Maarek (GB) - 2017)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auc.M'dn (Sirici - 2017)
Revamp Building Supp Naas Hurling H'cap (Fionnuar - 2013)
Byrne Family H'cap (Shifted Strategy - 2018)
Derek O'Sullivan Mem. Apprentice H'cap (Gopsies Daughter - 2018)
Killarney Racecourse H'cap (Shinghari - 2017)
Christmas Party at Cork Apprentice H'cap (Stormy Air (GB) - 2018)
ICON Apprentice H'cap (Secret Memories - 2018)
Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice H'cap (Vincita - 2017)
Speedy's Bars Moyvane&Ballylongford Hcap (Fulminata - 2013)
Naas Apprentice H'cap (Mona Brown - 2013)
Derek O'Sullivan Memorial App'tice H'cap (Eighteen Summers (USA) - 2013)
Friday Horse Racing Returns Sept 26 Hcap (Div 1) (Hilary - 2014)
Book Stag Or Hen Party Apprentice H'cap (Colla Pier - 2014)
*Statistics are up to close of business the previous day. Prize-money is allocated within 1 week of the race date (allow 1 week for Prize-money).
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