Martin Molony

Martin Molony (20 July 1925 – 10 July 2017) was an Irish jockey.

Jockey Initially, Molony was apprenticed to Martin Hartigan. When WW2 began he returned to Ireland. He rode his first winner for George Harris at the Curragh on merely his third mount. Molony was retained by Lord Bicester to ride his horses in England. He regularly commuted between Ireland and England. He had a thirty three per cent strike rate in England.

Flat Molony captured the Irish Oaks on Desert Drive in 1947. Molony rode Princess Trudy to win the Irish 1,000 Guineas in 1950. That year he also finished third in The Oaks on Stella Polaris.

Jumps Molony won three Irish Grand Nationals (Knight's Crest in 1944, Golden View in 1946 and Dominick's Bar in 1950). In March 1951, he won a Cheltenham Gold Cup on Silver Fame; the pairing also won two other races at the festival.

Retirement Later in 1951, Molony was forced to retire at the age of 26 following a fall at Thurles on Bursary.