County Of Origin: Limerick
Date of licence: 1973
First winner:Â Ramrajya - Limerick, March 17, 1979
Significant horses (selected): Beef Or Salmon, Dorans Pride, Tropical Lake, Hi Cloy, Mr Cracker, Church Island, A New Story, Deep Bramble, Amberleigh House, Ballygowan Beauty, Anusha, Dancing Tornado, Inis Cara, Native Performance, Rockholm Boy, Mossbank, King Carew, The Gatechecker, Give Me A Break, The Job Is Right, Hash Brown, The Crafty Butcher, Turf War, Tell The Nipper, Court Melody, For William.
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From Patrickswell, County Limerick, Michael Hourigan started out in racing in 1962 as an apprentice jockey on the Curragh for Dermot Weld's father Charlie. He rode as an apprentice and then as a National Hunt jockey, riding 14 winners, before taking out his trainer's licence in 1973.
It took Michael six years to saddle his first winner and it came at his local racecourse, Limerick (Greenpark) on St Patrick's Day, 1979 where Ramrajah finally got him off the mark. His tally was up five before the year was out and seven more winners arrived before the end of 1980. A moderate beginning to a training career that would yet boast Cheltenham Festival and multiple Grade 1 success.Â
Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1) (Beef Or Salmon - Andrew J. McNamara - 2007)
Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1) (Beef Or Salmon - P. Carberry - 2006)
Punchestown Heineken Gold Cup (Grade 1) (Beef Or Salmon - T.J. Murphy - 2004)
Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1) (Beef Or Salmon - T.J. Murphy - 2003)
Lexus S'chase (Grade 1) (Beef Or Salmon - P. Carberry - 2005)
Lexus S'chase (Grade 1) (Beef Or Salmon - P. Carberry - 2004)
Ericsson S'chase (Grade 1) (Beef Or Salmon - T.J. Murphy - 2002)
Paddy Power H'cap S'chase (Grade B) (Inis Cara - R.P. McNally - 1999)
Guinness Kerry National H'cap S'chase (Grade A) (Native Performance - T.J. Murphy - 2003)
Hewlett Packard Galway Plate (Grade B) (Rockholm Boy - K. Hadnett - 2002)
JAMES NICHOLSON WINE MERCHANT Champ.S'ch (Grade 1) (Beef Or Salmon - Andrew J. McNamara - 2006)
J.NICHOLSON WINE MERCHANT Champ. S'chase (Grade 1) (Beef Or Salmon - T.J. Murphy - 2004)
Ladbrokes.com National H'cap S'chase (Grade A) (Mossbank - Andrew J. McNamara - 2007)
Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1) (Dorans Pride - Richard Dunwoody - 1998)
Ericsson S'chase (Grade 2) (Dorans Pride - P. Carberry - 1998)
John Durkan Memorial Punchestown S'chase (Grade 1) (Hi Cloy - Andrew J. McNamara - 2005)
Powers Gold Cup (Grade 1) (Hi Cloy - T.J. Murphy - 2004)
John Durkan Memorial Punchestown S'chase (Grade 1) (Beef Or Salmon - T.J. Murphy - 2003)
Dunnes Stores Better Value EBF Sept.Hcap (King Carew - W.J. Lee - 2003)
Paddy Power Dial-a-Bet S'chase (Grade 1) (Hi Cloy - Andrew J. McNamara - 2005)
*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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