Sean_Bowen

Sean Bowen

Sean Bowen

Welsh jockey

Sean Bowen (born 5 September 1997[2]) is a Welsh jockey who competes in National Hunt racing. Bowen is the son of horse racing trainer Peter Bowen.[3]

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Career

Bowen was an accomplished point-to-point jockey, who won the Wilkinson Sword title for his achievements in the discipline; later it was also won by his brother James Bowen.[4] In 2015, Bowen won both the Champion Conditional Jockey Championship and the Racing Excellence Hands and Heels Championship.[5][6] In the same year, Bowen won his first two Lester Awards for both Racing Excellence Conditional Jockey and the AtTheRaces Jump Ride of the Year for his win on Just A Par at Sandown Park.[7]

In 2019, Bowen won his first Grade 1 race with victory on board If The Cap Fits, in the Liverpool Hurdle.[8] His second Group 1 win came in 2021 at Sandown, with Metier winning the Tolworth Novices' Hurdle.[9]

Previously, Bowen has been an official ambassador to Ffos Las Racecourse.[1] He regularly rides for his father Peter Bowen, Martin Keighley and Olly Murphy.[10][11]

Major wins

United Kingdom Great Britain

References

  1. [1]
    "Sean Bowen Becomes Official Ambassador To Ffos Las Races". Ffos Las Racecourse. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Jockey Sean Bowen is among those celebrating on Wednesday". Racing Post. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Grand National 2015: Welsh jockey Sean Bowen to face horse trained by his own parents in Aintree showpiece". Wales Online. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. [4]
    "RECORD BREAKING NOVICE JAMES BOWEN AWARDED DODSON & HORRELL WILKINSON SWORD". Dodson and Horrell. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Welsh jockey Sean Bowen wins National Hunt conditional riders' title with Sandown victory". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Sean Bowen comes out on top in the Conditional Hands and Heels title". British Horse Racing Authority. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. [7]
    "RACING: Jockey Tom Marquand wins his first 'Lester' award". Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  8. [8]
    "If The Cap Fits wins thrilling Ryanair Stayers' Hurdle". Sporting Life. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  9. [9]
    "METIER DOMINATES IN GRADE 1 TOLWORTH HURDLE". Harry Fry Racing. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Sean Bowen". peterbowenracing.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  11. [11]
    "Our Jockeys". paulnichollsracing.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

Sean Bowen profile at the British Horse Racing Authority


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