...ask Johnny Murtagh and Ryan Moore, who both have their own tales to tell on the subject this season. Moore ended up on Doctor Fremantle in the St Leger, missing out on stablemate Conduit's triumph, while Murtagh has found himself on the wrong one in three Classics,...
...Johnny Murtagh first won the London Clubs Charity Trophy for leading jockey at Royal Ascot back in 2001, he had been priced up at 25-1 by one or two generous bookmakers. This year, the layers are taking no chances: Murtagh is the 6-4 favourite with VC Bet. Of...
...a jockey eager to tackle the biggest job of his career, Johnny Murtagh is approaching it in a slightly different way to most. He spent the winter riding here in Dubai and has not been near the famous Ballydoyle stables in Tipperary, where he hopes an array...
...-- Johnny Murtagh has been appointed as number one rider for the Coolmore operation in the aftermath of Kieran Fallon's drugs ban. Fallon was hit with an 18-month worldwide suspension by France Galop last week after testing positive for a prohibited substance,...
...Murtagh has opted to ride King of Rome in Saturday's Derby and Mick Kinane will now partner Dante runner-up Frozen Fire. Both jockeys have ridden Derby winners for Ballydoyle. Explaining his choice, Murtagh said: "It was a hard decision. They are all going...
...Murtagh will bid for his fourth victory in Saturday's Vodafone Derby on King Of Rome, one of five runners in the race for trainer Aidan O'Brien. In a surprise move, Murtagh has opted for the Lingfield Derby Trial runner-up over Frozen Fire, narrowly beaten...
... 02 August 2008 AIDAN O’BRIEN and Johnny Murtagh rely on Halfway To Heaven as they bid to add to their Group One successes in this afternoon’s Blue Square Nassau Stakes at Goodwood. O’Brien will be seeking a 17th success at the highest level this year while...
...£200,000 Blue Square Nassau Stakes. Halfway To Heaven’s nail-biting triumph was a 15th success at the top level in 2008 for Johnny Murtagh, who thus clinched the award as top jockey at the meeting with an astonishing eight winners, equalling the previous...
...£200,000 Blue Square Nassau Stakes. Halfway To Heaven’s nail-biting triumph was a 15th success at the top level in 2008 for Johnny Murtagh, who thus clinched the award as top jockey at the meeting with an astonishing eight winners, equalling the previous...
...day, another Group One winner for Johnny Murtagh and the Coolmore behemoth, though for once without the wondrously able assistance of Aidan O'Brien. Less than 24 hours after helping the Ballydoyle team to its 18th top-level prize of the year, courtesy of Duke...