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John Twomey
John Twomey
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
After riding one winner as an amateur, John Gerard Twomey turned conditional and rattled up 18 victories in less than 15 months, then, after a gap of two years, added another two to his score.
After riding one winner as an amateur, John Gerard Twomey turned conditional and rattled up 18 victories in less than 15 months, then, after a gap of two years, added another two to his score.
His first success was at Huntingdon on Easter Monday, April 16, 1990, when The Fax Man, trained by Barney Curley, beat ten rivals in the Levy Board N.H. Flat Race.
His first success was at Huntingdon on Easter Monday, April 16, 1990, when The Fax Man, trained by Barney Curley, beat ten rivals in the Levy Board N.H. Flat Race.
John rode as a conditional for Curley but also won races for other Newmarket trainers, notably Neville Callaghan, for whom he had his most important success when Royal Derbi, the first good horse owned by Michael Tabor, landed the valuable Ekbalco Hurdle at Newcastle in November 1991.
John rode as a conditional for Curley but also won races for other Newmarket trainers, notably Neville Callaghan, for whom he had his most important success when Royal Derbi, the first good horse owned by Michael Tabor, landed the valuable Ekbalco Hurdle at Newcastle in November 1991.
Having ridden 11 winners in the 1991/92 campaign, including a double at Fakenham, nearly two years elapsed before his final two victories. The second of those was on Spanish Whisper, on whom he had already won four races, in the Nicholas Nickleby Handicap Hurdle on the all-weather at Southwell on January19, 1994, shortly before all-weather hurdle races were discontinued following a spate of injuries to horses. Spanish Whisper won by a length from Richard Dunwoody’s mount Secret Liaison.
Having ridden 11 winners in the 1991/92 campaign, including a double at Fakenham, nearly two years elapsed before his final two victories. The second of those was on Spanish Whisper, on whom he had already won four races, in the Nicholas Nickleby Handicap Hurdle on the all-weather at Southwell on January19, 1994, shortly before all-weather hurdle races were discontinued following a spate of injuries to horses. Spanish Whisper won by a length from Richard Dunwoody’s mount Secret Liaison.
John Twomey’s winners were, in chronological order:
John Twomey’s winners were, in chronological order:
1. The Fax Man, Huntingdon, April 16, 1990
1. The Fax Man, Huntingdon, April 16, 1990
2. Torwada, Warwick, January 12, 1991
2. Torwada, Warwick, January 12, 1991
3. Dramatic Event, Windsor, January 30, 1991
3. Dramatic Event, Windsor, January 30, 1991
4. Dramatic Event, Stratford-on-Avon, February 2, 1991
4. Dramatic Event, Stratford-on-Avon, February 2, 1991
5. Lady Remainder, Stratford-on-Avon, February 23, 1991
5. Lady Remainder, Stratford-on-Avon, February 23, 1991
6. Lady Remainder, Doncaster, March 6, 1991
6. Lady Remainder, Doncaster, March 6, 1991
7. Torwada, Newbury, March 22, 1991
7. Torwada, Newbury, March 22, 1991
8. Spanish Whisper, Stratford-on-Avon, May 17, 1991
8. Spanish Whisper, Stratford-on-Avon, May 17, 1991
9. Spanish Whisper, Fakenham, October 21, 1991
9. Spanish Whisper, Fakenham, October 21, 1991
10. Spanish Whisper, Sedgefield, October 30, 1991
10. Spanish Whisper, Sedgefield, October 30, 1991
11. Sillars Stalker, Hexham, November 6, 1991
11. Sillars Stalker, Hexham, November 6, 1991
12. Royal Derbi, Newcastle, November 9, 1991
12. Royal Derbi, Newcastle, November 9, 1991
13. Steveadon, Fakenham, February 14, 1992
13. Steveadon, Fakenham, February 14, 1992
14. Spanish Whisper, Fakenham, February 14, 1992
14. Spanish Whisper, Fakenham, February 14, 1992
15. Chuck Curley, Kempton Park, February 22, 1992
15. Chuck Curley, Kempton Park, February 22, 1992
16. Sillars Stalker, Doncaster, February 24, 1992
16. Sillars Stalker, Doncaster, February 24, 1992
17. Brunswick Blue, Lingfield Park, March 5, 1992
17. Brunswick Blue, Lingfield Park, March 5, 1992
18. Sillars Stalker, Sandown Park, March 6, 1992
18. Sillars Stalker, Sandown Park, March 6, 1992
19. Hurricane Blake, Southwell, March 9, 1992
19. Hurricane Blake, Southwell, March 9, 1992
20. Yaakum, Southwell, January 10, 1994
20. Yaakum, Southwell, January 10, 1994
21. Spanish Whisper, Southwell, January 19, 1994
21. Spanish Whisper, Southwell, January 19, 1994
John Twomey's most important win: Royal Derbi, Newcastle, November 9, 1991
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