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Posted 2011-11-09 23:46:29  
TOM QUEALLY: BIG RACE JOCK IN SOUTH AFRICA

 Once you have sat on turf stars the likes of the mighty Frankel, Midday and Twice Over, you are bound to attract attention from the international world. To have a man of this stature riding in South Africa is some privilege -  he is Tom Queally. (pictured on world champion racehorse Frankel)

Thomas P. Queally (born October 8, 1984 in Modeligo, Dungarvan,County Waterford, Ireland) began his professional career in 2000 while still attending school. The son of Declan Queally, who trains a small string of Thoroughbreds in County Waterford, he earned his first win on April 13, 2000 at Ireland's Clonmel Racecourse.

2009 has been Tom Queally's breakthrough year in which he won his first of five Group One races aboard Art Connoisseur in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Ascot Racecourse. On August 1, aboard Midday, he won his fourth Group One event, the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse and on November 7 he again rode Midday to victory in the richest race of his career, the US$2 miillion Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita Park in California.

Queally said that he owed his breakthrough success to trainer, Henry Cecil.

 

BIG RACE WINS

RACE NAME DATE HORSE TRAINER PRIZE MONEY
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Sponsored By Qipco (British Champions Mile) (Group 1) 15Oct11 Frankel Sir Henry Cecil £567,100
Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes British Champions' Series (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) 30Jul11 Midday Sir Henry Cecil £104,914
Qipco Sussex Stakes (British Champions' Series) (Group 1) 27Jul11 Frankel Sir Henry Cecil £170,130
Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes (British Champions' Series) (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) 08Jul11 Timepiece Sir Henry Cecil £90,736
St James's Palace Stakes (British Champions' Series) (Group 1) (Entire Colts) 14Jun11 Frankel Sir Henry Cecil £141,925
Qipco 2000 Guineas (203rd Running) (Group 1) (Entire Colts & Fillies) 30Apr11 Frankel Sir Henry Cecil £198,695
Al Maktoum Challenge R3 Sponsored by Emirates Airline (Group 2) (Tapeta) 03Mar11 Twice Over Sir Henry Cecil £115,385
Emirates Airline Champion Stakes (Group 1) 16Oct10 Twice Over Sir Henry Cecil £213,739
Dubai Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) (Entire Colts & Fillies) 16Oct10 Frankel Sir Henry Cecil £180,074
£300,000 Tattersalls Millions 2YO Fillies' Trophy 02Oct10 Masaya Clive Brittain £167,339
Qatar Prix Vermeille (Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 12Sep10 Midday Sir Henry Cecil £176,982
Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) 19Aug10 Midday Sir Henry Cecil £175,987
Blue Square Nassau Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) 31Jul10 Midday Sir Henry Cecil £122,169
Coral-Eclipse (Group 1) 03Jul10 Twice Over Sir Henry Cecil £283,850
Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Grade 1) 06Nov09 Midday Sir Henry Cecil £750,000
Emirates Airline Champion Stakes (Group 1) 17Oct09 Twice Over Sir Henry Cecil £213,739
Blue Square Nassau Stakes (Group 1) 01Aug09 Midday Sir Henry Cecil £113,540
Darley July Cup (British Leg of The Global Sprint Challenge) (Group 1) 10Jul09 Fleeting Spirit Jeremy Noseda £227,080
Golden Jubilee Stakes (British Leg of The Global Sprint Challenge) (Group 1) 20Jun09 Art Connoisseur Michael Bell £278,457

 

  WINS RUNS % 2NDS 3RDS 4THS WIN PRIZE TOTAL PRIZE £1 STAKE
2011 95 689 14% 63 58 71 £1,860,088 £2,547,119 -124.93
2010 101 797 13% 94 74 97 £1,991,069 £2,747,565 +39.48
2009 109 825 13% 93 100 95 £1,495,487 £2,104,163 -38.16
2008 100 872 11% 83 91 91 £597,210 £967,564 -192.55
2007 88 701 13% 72 50 64 £469,238 £712,435 -60.73
2006 59 584 10% 50 58 53 £308,004 £464,635 -9.40
2005 44 674 7% 55 35 64 £189,385 £336,372 -225.62
2004 66 748 9% 65 52 68 £348,535 £614,799 -250.15
2003 1 4 25% 1 0 0 £3,059 £3,893 +5.00
2001 0 2 0 0 1 £0 £285 -2.00
2000 0 6 1 0 1 £0 £824 -6.00

Source: Racing Post, Wikipedia

 

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