Billy Lee to receive hero’s welcome at Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Club

Newly crowned Flat Jockey Champion Billy Lee will attend a meet‑and‑greet at Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Club in Ballingarry this Saturday at 7.30 pm.

Lee, aged 40, secured the title as Ireland’s Champion Jockey after the season ended at the Curragh, becoming the oldest first‑time winner since Tommy Murphy in 1978. He recorded 99 winners this calendar year and aims for 100 in the next term.

Tipperary trainer Paddy Twomey, who provided over 30 of Lee’s victories, has been his biggest supporter. Lee’s successes included numerous stakes wins, notably the Goffs Million on Trean, and he rode winners for 22 different trainers from almost 650 rides – the highest total in the country.

Lee said the championship was “as much for the people supporting me as it is for me” and thanked those who helped him achieve the honour.

He is the first Limerick man to claim the crown since the late Liam Ward of Rathkeale won his sixth title in 1961.

Source: Limerick Post. Photo: SHOX ART / Pexels.