Neil Callan Explained

Neil Callan is an Irish horse racing jockey. He was the British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1999. He has been ranked in the top echelon of riders on the UK jockeys' championship and has finished runner-up in 2005 (151 wins) and 2007 (170 wins). In 2010/2011 he rode 5 winners during his first three-month stint in Hong Kong.^[1] In seasons 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. he was the Bahrain Champion Jockey.

Major wins

Great Britain

• Fillies' Mile - (1) - Hibaayeb (2009)
• Middle Park Stakes - (1) - Amadeus Wolf (2005)
• Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - Borderlescott (2009)
• Queen Anne Stakes - (1) - Triple Time (2023)
• Racing Post Trophy - (1) - Palace Episode (2005)
• Sun Chariot Stakes - (1) - Fonteyn (2022)

---- Germany

• Bayerisches Zuchtrennen - (1) - Pressing (2009)

---- Hong Kong

• Centenary Sprint Cup - (1) - Peniaphobia (2017)
• Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup - (2) - Blazing Speed (2014,2016)
• Queen Elizabeth II Cup - (1) - Blazing Speed (2015)
• Hong Kong Classic Mile - (1) - Beauty Only (2015)

---- Italy

• Gran Premio del Jockey Club - (1) - Rainbow Peak (2010)
• Premio Roma - (1) - Pressing (2007)

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Performance at the Hong Kong Jockey Club

Seasons	Total Rides	No. of Wins	No. of 2nds	No. of 3rds	No. of 4ths	Stakes won
2010/2011	121	5	10	7	5	HK$6,545,700
2013/2014	412	27	36	43	37	HK$38,526,375
2014/2015	520	47	45	49	44	HK$66,847,491
2015/2016	510	40	40	45	42	HK$57,645,225
2016/2017	541	47	51	48	42	HK$59,383,150
2017/2018	423	25	33	39	34	HK$36,670,300
2018/2019	428	17	39	43	35	HK$31,004,950
2019/2020	481	26	40	40	58	HK$42,185,220
2020/2021	416	28	30	38	32	HK$38,101,250

References

• The Hong Kong Jockey Clubhttp://www.hkjc.com/home/english/index.asp#wikipedia

Notes and References

1. http://www.hkjc.com/chinese/racing/JockeyPastRec.asp?JockeyCode=CAN#wikipedia The Hong Kong Jockey Club – Profile of Neil Callan