Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Jack Kennedy is a jockey with 3705 career rides 750 winners. He rides at a 20.2% strike rate. He has placed 1926 times. He has earned £20.7M in prize money. His strongest track is Cork (3w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

20.2%

Total Wins

750

Total Runs

3,705

Places

1,926

Place %

52.0%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

12 seasons
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520260255075100357.11
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-11-01Cork (IRE)Paddy Power 'How Many Days 'Til Christmas?' Irish EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed)Theflyingking (IRE)2624.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-11-01Cork (IRE)Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden HurdleMarco Du Seuil (FR)11016ffGood To Yielding
2026-11-01Cork (IRE)Ballymaloe Foods Handicap HurdleNukie's Artic (IRE)42116ffGood To Yielding
2026-11-01Cork (IRE)Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap SteeplechasePrends Garde A Toi (FR)7928ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-31Down Royal (IRE)Lisburn And Castlereagh City Council 3-Y-O HurdleContador (GB)5817ffGood
2026-10-31Down Royal (IRE)Lough Construction Maiden HurdleSkerry Hill (IRE)11217ffGood
2026-10-31Down Royal (IRE)Kildress Plumbing Handicap HurdleMino Des Mottes (FR)111217ffGood
2026-10-31Down Royal (IRE)BetVictor, Remembering Envoi Allen Champion Steeplechase (Grade 1)Romeo Coolio (GB)4524ffGood
2026-10-31Down Royal (IRE)Racing Post Steeplechase (Grade 2)Jacob's Ladder (IRE)2519.5ffGood
2026-10-26Galway (IRE)Corrib Oil Maiden HurdleThinkitdontjinxit (IRE)12016.5ffSoft To Heavy
2026-10-25Wexford (IRE)Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap SteeplechaseWatch The Weather (GB)31019.5ffSoft
2026-10-25Wexford (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Maiden HurdleSoul Asylum (IRE)31317ffSoft
2026-10-25Wexford (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares HurdleDunsy Rock (IRE)7720.5ffSoft
2026-10-22Clonmel (IRE)Crottys Lake Maiden HurdleDetroit Maverick (IRE)31217ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-22Clonmel (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Handicap SteeplechaseCharlie Luciano (IRE)41021ffGood
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)TRM Nutrition - No.1 In Europe, Trusted Worldwide Handicap HurdleElusive Ogie (IRE)21320ffGood
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Matchbook Betting Exchange Steeplechase (Grade 3)Croke Park (IRE)2423ffGood
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Matchbook Betting Exchange Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)Chanceawetmorning (IRE)1418.5ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series 3-Y-O HurdleContador (GB)7916ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series HurdleSamui (GB)1523.5ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Punchestown (IRE)—————18%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—0%——0%22%
Navan (IRE)0%——100%0%25%
Leopardstown (IRE)———0%0%20%
Naas (IRE)—0%0%0%—14%
Down Royal (IRE)—————33%
Downpatrick (IRE)—————20%
Cork (IRE)0%0%100%——16%

Going Performance

Based on 3822 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
192W / 997R19%
Soft
172W / 699R25%
Yielding
91W / 543R17%
Heavy
114W / 529R22%
Good To Yielding
72W / 404R18%
Soft To Heavy
72W / 311R23%
Yielding To Soft
36W / 189R19%
Good To Soft
12W / 76R16%
Good To Firm
7W / 50R14%
Standard
1W / 17R6%
Firm
5W / 7R71%

Distance Performance

Based on 3822 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
1W / 24R4%
Mile
2W / 28R7%
Middle
185W / 978R19%
Staying
586W / 2792R21%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Cork
3W / 3R100%
#2Far Hills (USA)
8W / 12R67%
#3Percy Warner Park (USA)
2W / 3R67%
#4Down Royal (IRE)
55W / 168R33%
#5Sligo
1W / 3R33%
#6Thurles (IRE)
48W / 164R29%
#7Aintree
9W / 34R26%
#8Navan (IRE)
68W / 268R25%
#9Ascot
1W / 4R25%
#10Bellewstown (IRE)
14W / 59R24%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C508162432

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec08162432

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1Gordon Elliott
661W / 3029R22%
#2Mrs Denise Foster
12W / 80R15%
#3Norman Lee
8W / 34R24%
#4Ian Patrick Donoghue
4W / 11R36%
#5Mrs John Harrington
4W / 20R20%
#6Paul Power
3W / 4R75%
#7Mark Fahey
3W / 8R38%
#8A J Martin
3W / 9R33%
#9T M Walsh
3W / 11R27%
#10Gavin Cromwell
3W / 12R25%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1Gigginstown House Stud
228W / 1000R23%
#2Robcour
44W / 125R35%
#3Bective Stud
36W / 151R24%
#4Caldwell Construction Ltd
26W / 82R32%
#5Ktda Racing
14W / 55R25%
#6Pioneer Racing
14W / 59R24%
#7John P Mcmanus
9W / 38R24%
#8Mrs P Sloan
8W / 38R21%
#9Cheveley Park Stud
7W / 16R44%
#10Tim Odriscoll
7W / 24R29%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

3805

Wins

773

Win Rate

20%

AW

Runs

17

Wins

1

Win Rate

6%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

3736

Wins

765

Win %

20%

Place %

52%

Flat

Runs

86

Wins

9

Win %

10%

Place %

35%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Wellchild Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Minella Indo (IRE) · Cheltenham · 19 Mar 2021

£263.8k
#2

Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Teahupoo (FR) · Cheltenham · 14 Mar 2024

£182.9k
#3

Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1)

Teahupoo (FR) · Punchestown (IRE) · 2 May 2024

£177k
#4

William Hill Bowl Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Gerri Colombe (FR) · Aintree · 11 Apr 2024

£140.6k
#5

William Hill Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Brighterdaysahead (FR) · Aintree · 9 Apr 2026

£140.3k
#6

Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup (Grade 1)

Delta Work (FR) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 2 Feb 2020

£140.3k
#7

American Grand National Hurdle Stakes (4yo+) (Turf)

Zanahiyr (IRE) · Far Hills (USA) · 18 Oct 2025

£120k
#8

Timeless Sash Windows Irish Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

Brighterdaysahead (FR) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 1 Feb 2026

£112k
#9

Paddy Power Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (0-150) (Grade B)

Roaring Bull (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 27 Dec 2019

£110k
#10

Betway Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Abacadabras (FR) · Aintree · 8 Apr 2021

£105k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

4.6/1

Shortest Winner

0.0/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
329
2/1–4/1
206
4/1–8/1
145
8/1–16/1
68
16/1+
23

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
4W / 21R19%
Mid
2W / 27R7%
High
6W / 34R18%