Richard Hughes, born on 11 January 1973 in Dublin, is a retired Irish flat racing jockey who now trains racehorses at Lambourn in Berkshire. The son of the National Hunt trainer Dessie Hughes, he began in pony racing at seven and was British flat racing Champion Jockey in 2012, 2013 and 2014, riding 208 winners in 2013, the first jockey to pass 200 in a British flat season since Kieren Fallon in 2003. From 2001 to 2007 he was the retained jockey of Prince Khalid Abdullah, and in October 2012 he equalled Frankie Dettori's record of seven winners at one meeting, at Windsor. He won his first British Classic on Sky Lantern in the 1,000 Guineas in 2013 and the Oaks on Talent a month later. He retired from riding on 1 August 2015 to concentrate on training.
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is a retired Irish jockey and current racehorse trainer
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Hughes became British flat racing Champion Jockey in 2012 and retained that title in 2013
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is a retired Irish jockey and current racehorse trainer
Competed In: 1000 Guineas Stakes, Riding career, 2013
he won his first British Classic on Sky Lantern in the 1,000 Guineas
Competed In: Epsom Oaks, Riding career, 2013
He then won his second a month later on Talent in the Oaks
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