Kevin Manning

Kevin Manning is a retired Irish flat racing jockey, born in March 1967, who rode principally for the stable of the trainer Jim Bolger and became its stable jockey in 1993. He was champion flat racing apprentice jockey in Ireland on two occasions. His first Group 1 win came on Eva Luna in the 1994 Phoenix Stakes and his first classic victory was on Margarula in the 2002 Irish Oaks. His best known success was the 2008 Epsom Derby on New Approach, who beat Tartan Bearer by half a length, and he also won the Irish Derby. He took the 2000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes on Dawn Approach in 2013 and again on Poetic Flare in 2021, and he rode the mare Alexander Goldrun to five Group 1 wins. Manning is married to Bolger's daughter and the couple have two children.