Aubrey Brabazon

Aubrey Brabazon (7 January 1920 - 30 September, 1996) was a horse racing jockey born in The Curragh, Ireland.

His first win came as a 15-year-old on Queen Christina at Phoenix Park. He is most associated with Cottage Rake and Hatton's Grace, both trained by Vincent O'Brien. Cottage Rake ridden by Brabazon won the 1948, 1949 and 1950 Cheltenham Gold Cup. His wins at Cheltenham are credited with making the event popular with Irish race-goers. They also won the Emblem Chase and the King George VI Chase in 1948 and in 1950 won the same race for the third time.

Brabazon riding Hatton’s Grace won three Champion Hurdles in succession in 1949, 1950 and 1951. He also rode on the flat. In 1948 he won the Irish Oaks on Masaka and in 1950 won the Irish 2,000 Guineas on Mighty Ocean. In 1946, he had shared the Irish jockeys’ championship with his friend Martin Molony with 30 wins each. He began training in 1961 and, with My Kuda, won the 1966 Ulster Derby.

Brabazon died on 30 September, 1996 aged 76.