The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
JOHNNY MURTAGH was crowned champion flat jockey for 2009 at Dundalk last night after a titanic struggle with Pat Smullen. Murtagh, previously champion in 1995, 1996 and 1998, finished the season on the 93-winner mark.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Irishman has a surprisingly low-key record at the meeting for such a high-profile rider Johnny Murtagh has the rare distinction of having made a winning debut at the Breeders' Cup, when Ridgewood Pearl took the Mile in 1995. Yet he arrived at this year's meeting having gone for nearly a decade since his second and most recent success, on Kalanisi in the Turf, and 16 straight losers...
icWales (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
JOHNNY MURTAGH believes Lillie Langtry is the best of the Ballydoyle two-year-old fillies as she bids to justify favouritism in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’ Turf at Santa Anita tonight.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Racing:His faith in Rip Van Winkle has been unshakeable all season and Johnny Murtagh is counting on his trusty comrade to deliver in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita tomorrow evening.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
HIS faith in Rip Van Winkle has been unshakeable all season and Johnny Murtagh is counting on his trusty comrade to deliver in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at San
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Top jockey Johnny Murtagh believes Lillie Langtry is the best of the Ballydoyle two-year-old fillies.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
RACING: LEOPARDSTOWN REPORT:PAT SMULLEN’S hopes of overhauling Johnny Murtagh in the jockey’s championship were boosted with a 959 to 1 treble at Leopardstown yesterday that included a hugely impressive November Handicap success for Rite Of Passage.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
DUNDALK REPORT:JOHNNY MURTAGH recorded a treble at Dundalk last night to move 88 to 81 ahead of Pat Smullen in the race for the Flat jockeys’ title.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
LEOPARDSTOWN REPORT:JOHNNY MURTAGH and Pat Smullen got together before racing at Leopardstown yesterday to promote the finale of the 2009 Flat Championship. The battle is on for the professional title with Murtagh currently holding a lead of four winners over Smullen on 85 after partnering Don Carlos to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Johnny Murtagh and Pat Smullen got together before racing at Leopardstown to promote the finale of the 2009 Flat Championship. The battle is on for the professional title with Murtagh currently holding a lead of four winners over Smullen on 85 after partnering Don Carlos to victory in today’s Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
... his unbeaten record intact. "Every horse that comes in is trained exactly the same," Johnny Murtagh, O'Brien's stable jockey, said yesterday. "They are all given a chance to prove whether they can be the best or not. Some improve with their racing and some go to the course with big reputations and don't quite make it. "But I think you can tell from an early day...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
... of the most powerful operations in Irish racing behind them, this year’s front runners were Johnny Murtagh, Ballydoyle’s principal jockey, and Pat Smullen, who rides for Moyglare.Both jockeys had a tally of winners in the 80s. To have 50 winners in a season is excellent, to be pushing 90 is phenomenal. Without the most powerful trainers in the business, Dermot Weld and Aidan O’Brien,...
oneXtwo Horse racing news (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... drawn and appear to be two of the likelier candidates. At the evening Irish meeting at Dundalk, Johnny Murtagh can finally wrap up the Irish jockeys´ championship for 2009, as he has a better book of rides than rival Pat Smullen. Ger Lyons´ Wit and Wisdom at 19.30, Michael Grassick´s Majestic Pearl at 21.00 and Tony Martin´s Avanti Albert half an hour later,...
oneXtwo Horse racing news (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
There is all-weather action this evening at Wolverhampton and at Dundalk in Ireland, where the main event is a valuable handicap over 10 1/2 furlongs at 21.50 CET. Like all the 7 races on the card, this looks very open, but Pat Smullen certainly has a chance here on Dermot Weld´ s Bob´s Pride. However his rival for the Irish jockeys´ championship Johnny Murtagh could...
oneXtwo Horse racing news (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
... trained by Aidan O´Brien, best of whom on jockey bookings could be German-bred Don Carlos (Johnny Murtagh). Then there is the German challenger Zazou (Mario Hofer/ Maxime Guyon), winner of valuable sales races at Cologne and Baden-Baden. Hofer won this race with Paita a few years back and expects Zazou to run well, although he is meeting stiffer opposition than ever before....
