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Pat Smullen, Irish jockey (died 2020)

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Pat Smullen

Irish jockey (1977–2020)

Patrick Joseph Smullen, was an Irish jockey who won the Irish flat racing Champion Jockey title nine times. In a career running from 1992 to 2018 he rode 1,845 winners in Ireland and 47 in Britain. Amongst his biggest successes were riding Harzand to victories in the Epsom Derby…
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May 22

Day of the year

May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 223 days remain until the end of the year.
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