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Dessie Hughes was born on 1943 in Ireland, is an Irish racehorse trainer. Discover Dessie Hughes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
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Trainer |
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71 years old |
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1943 |
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1943 |
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Ireland |
| Date of death |
2014 |
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Ireland
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Dessie Hughes Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Dessie Hughes Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dessie Hughes worth at the age of 71 years old? Dessie Hughes’s income source is mostly from being a successful trainer. He is from Ireland. We have estimated Dessie Hughes's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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trainer |
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Timeline
Dessie Hughes was an Irish racehorse trainer and jockey.
He was the father of British champion jockey, Richard Hughes, and won at the Cheltenham Festival as both jockey and trainer.
Hughes' most famous successes in the saddle came at the Cheltenham Festival.
In 1977, he partnered the Mick O'Toole-trained Davy Lad to success in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Two years later, he was victorious in one of the most famous clashes in jumps racing history when Monksfield rode to a famous victory over Sea Pigeon in the Champion Hurdle.
Hughes had always planned to train and having prepared for three years, he took out his training licence in 1980.
Other notable wins in the 1980s included Chow Mein in the 1985 Galway Plate, William Crump in the 1986 Huzzar Handicap Hurdle, Ryan Merrifield in 1987, and Ballychorus Dream in the 1988 Drinmore Novice Chase.
For a long time around the turn of the decade, a persistent bug plagued the yard and success was hard to come by.
Light The Wad was an early success for the fledgling yard, winning the Irish Arkle at Leopardstown in 1982 and successive renewals of the Drogheda Chase at the Punchestown Festival in 1981 and 1982.
That same year, 1982, he sent out Miller Hill to win the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Major success returned with Guest Performance who won six hurdle races between February 1996 and January 1997, before winning the Grade 3 Nas Na Riogh Novice Chase at Naas in 1998.
Hughes' most famous recruit, Hardy Eustace, was picked up for a mere IR£21,000 in 2001, yet went on to win at the very highest level.
In his novice hurdle season, he won the Grade 1 Royal Bond Novice Hurdle and the Sun Alliance Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Hughes won the race again with Colonel Braxton in 2002, a horse which had also won the Grade 1 Menolly Homes Champion Novice Hurdle.
The horse went on to win the 2004 and 2005 Champion Hurdles and the Punchestown equivalent in 2004.
Success also came in the Irish Champion Hurdle in 2007.
By the time he retired at the end of the 2009/10 season, he had earned well over €1,000,000 in prize money.
Bought at the same sale as Hardy Eustace for a similar sum, Central House was almost as successful, winning five Grade 2 contests, one Grade 1 and being placed in seven other Graded chases, accumulating just over €515,000 in prize money during his career.
Other Graded race winners have included Schindlers Hunt, Grangeclare Lark and Grand National performers Rare Bob, Black Apalachi and Vic Venturi.
Former apprentice of Hughes', Pat Dobbs spoke highly of his time with the yard.
“Dessie did more work around the yard than most of us lads.
He was first out every morning and used to muck out just across from me, telling me to hurry up when I was too slow.
He was a great horseman and paid attention to every detail.”
