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Henry de Bromhead

Irish racehorse trainer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Henry de Bromhead (born 28 October 1972)[2] is an Irish horse trainer who specialises in training horses for National Hunt racing.[3] He has trained a number of Grade 1 winners including Sizing John and Honeysuckle, and is based at stables in Knockeen, County Waterford[2]

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Career

He commenced racehorse training in 2000, having taken over the family stable from his father, Harry. De Bromhead spent time learning to train with Robert and Sally Alner and Sir Mark Prescott, and worked at Coolmore Stud. He won his first Grade One race as a trainer in 2008 when Sizing Europe won the Irish Champion Hurdle and since then has gone on to have success in Ireland and the UK. His major successes include the Grand National in 2021, two Champion Hurdles and two Cheltenham Gold Cups at the Cheltenham Festival in 2021 and 2022, four Queen Mother Champion Chase wins, with Sizing Europe in 2011, Special Tiara in 2017, Put The Kettle On in 2021 and Captain Guiness in 2024. His current stable jockey is Rachael Blackmore.[4]

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Personal life

Henry de Bromhead is married to Heather de Bromhead. They have three children together: twins Jack and Mia, and their younger sister Georgia. He was educated at Glenstal Abbey School.[5]

On 3 September 2022, de Bromhead's son, Jack, was killed in a racing accident during the Glenbeigh Racing Festival.[6] He was competing in a pony race, when he fell off his horse, and sustained fatal injuries, aged 13. All upcoming races during the festival were cancelled.[7][8]

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Cheltenham Festival winners (25)

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