Knowing Kinane
Born: June 22, 1959 in Tipperary.
Married: To Catherine, in 1982. Two daughters.
Father: Tommy, won Champion Hurdle on Monksfield in 1978.
Apprenticeship: With Liam Browne.
First winner: Muscari at Leopardstown on March 19, 1975.
Irish Champion apprentice: 1978.
Irish champion jockey: 13 times.
Irish Classic winners:
1000 Guineas: Trusted Partner 1988, Yesterday 2003, Saoire 2005.
2000 Guineas: Dara Monarch 1982, Flash Of Steel 1986.
Oaks: Alydaress 1989, Dance Design 1996.
Derby: Galileo 2001, High Chaparral 2002.
St Leger: Vintage Crop 1993 & 1994, Kastoria 2006, Alandi 2009.
British Classic winners:
2000 Guineas: Tirol 1990, Entrepreneur 1997, King Of Kings 1998, Sea The Stars 2009.
Derby: Commander In Chief 1993, Galileo 2001, Sea the Stars 2009.
Oaks: Shahtoush 1998, Imagine 2001.
St Leger: Milan 2001.
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners: Carroll House 1989, Montjeu 1999, Sea The Stars 2009.
King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes winners: Belmez 1990, King's Theatre 1994, Montjeu 2000, Galileo 2001, Azamour 2005.
Breeders' Cup winners: Johannesburg (Juvenile) 2001, High Chaparral (2002 and 2003).
Melbourne Cup winner: Vintage Crop 1993.
Belmont Stakes winner: Go And Go 1990.
Other big winners:
Alandi (Pris du Cadran 2009), Alexandrova (Yorkshire Oaks 2006), Among Men (Sussex Stakes 1998), Azamour (St James's Palace Stakes 2004), Blue Duster (Cheveley Park Stakes 1995), Ballingarry (Canadian International 2002), Brief Truce (St James's Palace Stakes 1992), Cape Of Good Hope (Golden Jubilee Stakes 2005), Cezanne (Irish Champion Stakes 1994), Ciro (Grand Criterium 1999, Prix Lupin 2000, Secretariat Stakes 2000), Classic Cliche (Gold Cup 1996), Committed (Prix de l'Abbaye 1985), Definite Article (National Stakes 1994), Donna Blini (Cheveley Park Stakes 2005), Electrocutionist (Juddmonte International 2005) Fasliyev (Heinz 57 Phoenix Park Stakes 1999, Prix Morny 1999), George Washington (Queen Elizabeth II Stakes 2006), Giant's Causeway (St James's Palace Stakes 2000, Sussex Stakes 2000, International Stakes 2000, Irish Champion Stakes 2000, Prix de la Salamandre 1999), Grand Lodge (St James's Palace Stakes 1994), Hawk Wing (Coral-Eclipse Stakes 2002, Lockinge Stakes 2003), Kayf Tara (Gold Cup 2000), Kissing Cousin (Coronation Stakes 1994), Landseer (French 2000 Guineas 2002), Minardi (Middle Park Stakes 2000, Heinz 57 Phoenix Park Stakes 2000), Montjeu (Tattersalls Gold Cup 2000), Mozart (July Cup & Nunthorpe Stakes 2001), Mus-If (National Stakes 1998), Opera House (Coral-Eclipse 1993), Orpen (Prix Morny 1998), Pilsudski (Coral-Eclipse 1997, Champion Stakes 1997, Irish Champion Stakes 1997, Japan Cup 1997), Proclamation (Sussex Stakes 2005), Rock Of Gibraltar (Dewhurst Stakes 2001, Sussex Stakes 2002), Rose Gypsy (French 1000 Guineas 2001) Saratoga Springs (Racing Post Trophy 1997), Scorpion (Coronation Cup 2007), Sea The Stars (Coral-Eclipse 2009, Juddmonte International 2009, Irish Champion Stakes 2009), Second Empire (Grand Criterium 1997), Sophisticat (Coronation Stakes 2002) Stravinsky (Nunthorpe Stakes 1999), Sunspangled (Fillies' Mile 1998), Volvoreta (Prix Vermeille 2000), Yeats (Ascot Gold Cup 2007).
There's more:
Kinane rode 17 Group or Grade One winners for trainer Aidan O'Brien in 2001. He also bred 2007 Derby winner Authorized.
