Fran Berry

Francis Martin Berry (born 2 January 1981) in County Kildare[1] is an Irish jockey who competes in Flat racing. Berry's father, Frank Berry, was Irish jump racing champion jockey ten times, and saddled Fran's first winner on Mayasta at Sligo Racecourse in April 1997.[1]

Berry began his career as a National Hunt jockey, winning the Coral Cup at Cheltenham in 1999 but went on to concentrate on Flat racing. He was employed as second jockey at John Oxx's stable from 2002 to 2009 and took over as leading jockey for Oxx in 2010. He also rode major winners for Jessica Harrington and John Kiely.[2] In 2016, he moved to Britain to become stable jockey for Ralph Beckett,[3] an association which lasted until Berry left the role by "mutual consent" in June 2017. He remained in Britain to ride as a freelance jockey.[4]

Major wins

Republic of IrelandIreland

References

  1. 1 2 "Fran Berry". goracing.ie. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fran Berry". QIPCO British Champions Series. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fran Berry to link up with trainer Ralph Beckett". RTE Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Burn, James. "Berry to remain in Britain despite Beckett break-up". Racing Post. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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