Irish horse trainer Aidan O'Brien has been left in the lurch after his long-term stable jockey Pat Smullen has refused an invitation to replace new and very successful jockey Johnny Murtagh. Murtagh ...

Johnny Murtagh, one of the world's top jockeys, is hanging up his tack to concentrate on training from his base in County Kildare, Ireland. Murtagh was granted his trainer's license in May 2013 and ...

JOHNNY Murtagh and Damien Oliver competed against each other at the highest level, now the pair team up as trainer and jockey chasing Cup glory with Mutual Regard. On Tuesday, Murtagh will rely on ...

Johnny Murtagh has a simple philosophy which has served him well during his glittering career as one of the leading jockeys in the world of thoroughbred racing. “I just want to win and make my horses ...

Jockey Johnny Murtagh is "really looking forward" to his new role as retained rider to the powerful triumvirate of John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith -- the main owners involved in the ...

Johnny Murtagh is back in front in the Irish jockey's championship after a late-afternoon double at Leopardstown aboard Livadiya (14-1) and the even-money favourite Calorando. Johnny Murtagh is back ...

A racenewsonline.com press release: Johnny Murtagh's amazing season was given a glittering cap when Royal Diamond, who he trains and rides, landed the Group Three QIPCO British Champions Long Distance ...

Feb 25 (Reuters) - Irish jockey Johnny Murtagh, winner of three Derbys, four Irish Derbys and five Gold Cups, has quit the saddle to concentrate on his training career, he was quoted as saying on ...

It is expected that Johnny Murtagh will confirm that his has quit his position as Ballydoyle stable jockey on Monday. For some time there had been speculation that Murtagh was going to quit. There ...

CUP FIELD: IRISH trainer Johnny Murtagh is a one-time amateur boxer who knows how to roll with the punches. So he won’t mind if his two Melbourne Cup jockeys toss his riding plan in the garbage bin.