Darragh Kenny (born 24 January 1988) is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.
He competed in his first Grand Prix at the age of 14. He qualified for the Dublin Horse Show where he won a training bursary to work with Missy Clark and John Brennan at their North Run Stables in Warren, Vermont in 2007, which brought him to America to compete at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. Under Clark's guidance, Kenny was given the rides on Obelix and Gael Force, horses that he qualified for his first FEI World Cup Finals on and continued to campaign at the highest level including representing Ireland in Nations Cup events.
In 2012, Kenny founded Oakland Ventures LLC, a business covering his riding and training of clients. Kenny was partnered with Hyperion Stud through 2019.
In 2021, Kenny made his Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. He and his mount, VDL Cartello placed seventeenth in the individual competition.
On 24 July 2024, Kenny and VDL Cartello replaced Bertram Allen as Ireland's travelling reserve rider at the 2024 Paris Olympic games.
Major results
+Recent Major Results for Darragh KennyYearPlaceHorseClassRatingShowLocation20201Classic Dream$213,300 Longines World Cup Qualifier Grand PrixCSI4*-WPalm Beach MastersWellington, FL (USA)20191Classic DreamLongines Christmas Cracker 1.55mCSI5*London OlympiaLondon (UK)20191Important de MuzeSanta Stakes 1.55mCSI5*London OlympiaLondon (UK)20192Romeo 88Rolex IJRC Top 10 FinalCSI5*CHI GenevaGeneva (CH)20191Sweet Tricia€55,600 Queen's CupCSIO5*-NCNations Cup FinalBarcelona (ESP)20191Balou du ReventonLongines FEI Jumping Nations Cup FinalCSIO5*Nations Cup Final Barcelona (ESP)20191Balou du Reventon€300,000 LGCT Grand Prix of ChantillyCSI5*LGCT ChantillyChantilly (FRA)20191Balou du Reventon€500,000 Rolex Grand PrixCSI5*Knokke HippiqueKnokke-Heist (BEL)20181Cassini ZSanta Stakes 1.55mCSI5*London OlympiaLondon (UK)20181Balou du ReventonLongine FEI Jumping Nations Cup FinalCSIO5*-NCNations Cup FinalBarcelona (ESP)20181Balou du ReventonSport Ireland ClassicCSIO5*-NCDublin Horse ShowDublin (IRL)20171ChanelDura Vermeer Prijs 1.55m CSIO5*RotterdamRotterdam (NLD)
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