Darragh Kenny
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| Darragh Kenny | |
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 Darragh Kenny competing at the LGCT of New York | |
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| Nationality |  Ireland |
| Discipline | Show jumping |
| Born | 24 January 1988[1] Belmont, County Offaly, Ireland |
Darragh Kenny (born 24 January 1988) is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.[2]
Kenny grew up around horses as the son of two horse trainers.[citation needed] He competed in his first Grand Prix at the age of 14.[3] He qualified for the Dublin Horse Show [when?]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, Kenny founded Oakland Ventures LLC, a business covering his riding and training of clients.[6] Oakland Ventures formed partnerships with owners including Caroline Lloyd and the Hyperion Stud group. [promotion?] Kenny was partnered with Hyperion Stud through 2019.[7]
In 2021, Kenny made his Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. He and his mount, VDL Cartello placed seventeenth in the individual competition.[8]
On 24 July 2024, Kenny and VDL Cartello replaced Bertram Allen as Ireland's travelling reserve rider at the 2024 Paris Olympic games.[9]
Major results
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| Year | Place | Horse | Class | Rating | Show | Location |
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| 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "REVIEW 2021 - International show jumping: Explosion in Tokyo". www.theirishfield.ie. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Showjumping, www worldofshowjumping com, World of. "Darragh Kenny and VDL Cartello replace Bertram Allen and Pacino Amiro at the 2024 Olympic Games". www.worldofshowjumping.com. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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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
