Education
Initially, Molony was apprenticed to Martin Hartigan. That year he also finished third in the Epsom Oaks on Stella Polaris.
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Martin Molony
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When WW2 began he returned to Ireland. 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. The following year he was victorious the Irish 2,000 Guineas with Signal Box.
He rode Signal Box in the 1951 Epsom Derby where the horse finished third to Arctic Prince. Jumps
Retirement
Later in 1951, Molony was forced to retire at the age of 26 following a fall at Thurles on Bursary.
Molony"s rode 186 winners (in Ireland, Britain and United States) in 1949, including 94 jumps winners.
The latter was a record that stood until broken by Charlie Swan in 1992.
Achievements
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He rode his first winner for George Harris at the Curragh on merely his third mount. Molony rode Princess Trudy to win the Irish 1,000 Guineas in 1950. Molony won three Irish Grand National"s (Knight"s Crest in 1944, Golden View in 1946 and Dominick"s Bar in 1950). In 1950 he won aboard Dominick"s Bar, a six-year-old gelding, finishing two length ahead of Stormhead, and beating three time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Cottage Rake. In March 1951, he won a Cheltenham Gold Cup on Silver Fame. The pairing also won two other races at the festival. Molony won six consecutive Irish Champion Jump "s titles between 1946 and 1951.
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Ireland