Martin Dwyer (born 28 June 1975 in

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, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English

Epsom Derby The Derby Stakes, also known as the Epsom Derby or the Derby, and as the Cazoo Derby for sponsorship reasons, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey o ...

winning

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jockey having won the 2006

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Derby upon

Sir Percy Sir Percy (foaled 2003) is a British Thoroughbred race horse and sire. In a career which lasted from July 2005 to June 2007 he ran ten times and won five races. he was among the leading British two-year-olds of 2005, when his win included the De ...

.Big Interview: Martin Dwyer
/ref> This was his second classic success after winning The Oaks aboard

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in 2003. Dwyer is married to Claire, daughter of horse racing trainer Willie Muir;

Awards and honours

Lester Award __NOTOC__ A Lester Award is one of a range of awards given to jockeys at an annual ceremony in Great Britain. The awards are named in honour of Lester Piggott, an eleven-time British flat racing Champion Jockey who won thirty British Classic Races ...

s ** Flat Ride of the Year in 2003 ''(on Persian Punch in the

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)'' ** Flat Ride of the Year in 2006 ''(on

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Major wins

Great Britain *

Coronation Cup The Coronation Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards (2 ...

– (1) '' Pyledriver (2021) '' *

Dewhurst Stakes The Dewhurst Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres ...

– (1) – ''Sir Percy (2005)'' *

– (1) – ''

(2006)'' *

Epsom Oaks The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards ...

– (1) – ''

(2003)'' *

King's Stand Stakes The King's Stand Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled ...

– (1) – ''Dominica (2002)'' ---- Canada *

Canadian International Stakes The Canadian International Stakes is a Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and up on Turf. It is held annually in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The current purse is Since its creatio ...

– (1) – ''Phoenix Reach (2003)'' ---- Hong Kong *

Hong Kong Vase The Hong Kong Vase is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about miles or 12 furlongs) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year ...

– (1) – ''Phoenix Reach (2004)'' ---- Italy *

Gran Criterium The Gran Criterium is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Milan over a distance of 1,500 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October. The event ...

– (1) – ''Nayarra (2011)'' ---- United Arab Emirates *

Dubai Sheema Classic The Dubai Sheema Classic is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately miles; 2410 metres since 2010) on the turf track a ...

– (1) – ''Phoenix Reach (2005)'' ---- India *

McDowell's Indian Derby The Indian Derby is an annual Thoroughbred horse racing, Thoroughbred horse race. It is run over 2,400-metres and held on the first Sunday of February at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai. History The "Indian Derby" is the premier horse racin ...

– (1) – ''In the Spotlight (2012)'' * Kolkata Derby Stakes – (1) – ''In the Spotlight (2012)'' * Kolkata Oaks – (1) – ''In the Spotlight (2012)''

References

1975 births English jockeys Lester Award winners Living people People from Aintree Sportspeople from Liverpool {{England-horseracing-bio-stub

Awards and honours

Major wins

See also

References