Darragh Kenny (born 24 January 1988) is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.[2]

Darragh Kenny
Darragh Kenny competing at the LGCT of New York
Personal information
Nationality Ireland
DisciplineShow jumping
Born (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36)[1]
Belmont, County Offaly, Ireland

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] 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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Recent Major Results for Darragh Kenny[2]
Year Place Horse Class Rating Show Location
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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "FEI Darrgh Kenny". FEI.org.
  3. ^ "Darragh Kenny". Oakland Stables. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ^ "More Than Just Luck: Darragh Kenny". ProEquest. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ^ "About Darragh Kenny – DK – Darragh Kenny". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Darragh Kenny – "I have been very lucky with the people and the horses in my life"". World of Showjumping. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. ^ "DARRAGH KENNY LOSES TOP HORSES". ijrc.org. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  8. ^ "REVIEW 2021 - International show jumping: Explosion in Tokyo". www.theirishfield.ie. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  9. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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