Darragh Kenny
| Darragh Kenny | |
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 Darragh Kenny competing at the LGCT of New York | |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality |  Ireland |
| Discipline | Show jumping |
| Born | 24 January 1988[1] Belmont, County Offaly, Ireland |
| Website | |
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Darragh Kenny (born 24 January 1988) is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He owns and runs Oakland Ventures LLC alongside Hardin Towell and has consistently been in the world top 10 riders. As of May 2020, Kenny is ranked 7th in the world.[2]
Career development[edit]
Kenny is the son of two horse trainers in Ireland, and grew up around horses. He showed talent early on and competed in his first Grand Prix at the age of 14.[3] He qualified for the Dublin Horse Show where he won a training bursary to work with Missy Clark and John Brennan at their North Run Stables in Warren, Vermont in 2007, which brought him to America to compete at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida.[4] Under Clark's guidance, Kenny was given the rides on Obelix and Gael Force, horses that he qualified for his first FEI World Cup Finals on and continued to campaign at the highest level including representing Ireland in Nations Cup events.[5]
In 2012, after many successful years with North Run, Kenny left to found his own Oakland Ventures LLC, where he both rode and trained clients. Within a few months, Kenny had acquired a dozen horses in his stable thanks to help from Don Stewart and Mavis Spencer.[6] Kenny quickly formed partnerships with Caroline Lloyd to rider her horse Sans Soucis Z (with whom he won the Aga Khan Trophy at the Dublin Horse Show) and the Hyperion Stud group which provided him with several horses including Imothep who was his mount at the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France where he placed 12th individually. Kenny was partnered with Hyperion Stud through 2019.[6][7]
Recently, Kenny has campaigned many top horses including Babalou 41 (owned by Dr. Jack Snyder) who was recently retired, Balou du Reventon, Cassini Z & Classic Dream (owned by Ann Thompson), and Billy Dorito (owned by Vlock Show Stables).[8] Alongside business partner Hardin Towell, Kenny trains several young riders including Teddy Vlock, Maggie Hill, and Kirsten Ostling.[9]
Kenny has a newly formed partnership with Heathman Farm & the Stinnett family who have added top horses to Kenny's string. Heathman Farm's VDL Cartello will take the spotlight with Kenny for this years 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Kenny also rides Heathman Farm's idalville d'esprit, Storiall Blue & Sangris Boy.
Major results[edit]
| Year | Place | Horse | Class | Rating | Show | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | Classic Dream | $213,300 Longines World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix | CSI4*-W | Palm Beach Masters | Wellington, FL (USA) |
| 2019 | 1 | Classic Dream | Longines Christmas Cracker 1.55m | CSI5* | London Olympia | London (UK) |
| 2019 | 1 | Important de Muze | Santa Stakes 1.55m | CSI5* | London Olympia | London (UK) |
| 2019 | 2 | Romeo 88 | Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final | CSI5* | CHI Geneva | Geneva (CH) |
| 2019 | 1 | Sweet Tricia | €55,600 Queen's Cup | CSIO5*-NC | Nations Cup Final | Barcelona (ESP) |
| 2019 | 1 | Balou du Reventon | Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final | CSIO5* | Nations Cup Final | Barcelona (ESP) |
| 2019 | 1 | Balou du Reventon | €300,000 LGCT Grand Prix of Chantilly | CSI5* | LGCT Chantilly | Chantilly (FRA) |
| 2019 | 1 | Balou du Reventon | €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix | CSI5* | Knokke Hippique | Knokke-Heist (BEL) |
| 2018 | 1 | Cassini Z | Santa Stakes 1.55m | CSI5* | London Olympia | London (UK) |
| 2018 | 1 | Balou du Reventon | Longine FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final | CSIO5*-NC | Nations Cup Final | Barcelona (ESP) |
| 2018 | 1 | Balou du Reventon | Sport Ireland Classic | CSIO5*-NC | Dublin Horse Show | Dublin (IRL) |
| 2017 | 1 | Chanel | Dura Vermeer Prijs 1.55m | CSIO5* | Rotterdam | Rotterdam (NLD) |
References[edit]
- ^ "Equestrian KENNY Darragh - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b "FEI Darrgh Kenny". FEI.org.
- ^ "Darragh Kenny". Oakland Stables. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "More Than Just Luck: Darragh Kenny". ProEquest. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "About Darragh Kenny – DK – Darragh Kenny". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Darragh Kenny – "I have been very lucky with the people and the horses in my life"". World of Showjumping. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "DARRAGH KENNY LOSES TOP HORSES". ijrc.org. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Competition". Oakland Stables. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Testimonials". Oakland Stables. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
External links[edit]
- Darragh Kenny (and here) at FEI
- Darragh Kenny at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Darragh Kenny at Olympics.com
- Darragh Kenny at Olympedia
