Michael J. Kinane (born 22 June 1959, Killenaule, County Tipperary) is an Irish former flat racing jockey. He had a 34-year career, retiring on 8 December 2009. A prolific winner of the Irish, English and French Classic races over two decades, Kinane has ridden winners in the 2,000 Guineas four times, The Derby three times, the Melbourne Cup in Australia and, in the United States, the Belmont Stakes once. Kinane also has four wins in Breeders' Cup races. He has been Irish Champion Jockey on 13 occasions. He first came to prominence as the stable jockey to Liam Browne winning the 1982 Irish 2000 Guineas and St James Palace Stakes at Ascot, both on Dara Monarch, and finishing 2nd in the 1983 Epsom Derby on Carlingford Castle, before moving to Dermot Weld. He was later retained by John Magnier and Aidan O'Brien as stable jockey at Ballydoyle for many years prior to joining leading Irish flat trainer John Oxx. He became one of the world's elite jockeys and excelled on the big occasions at Longchamp and Epsom, and was regarded as one of the leading professionals of his sport. He retired at the end of 2009, a season which was highlighted by his association with Sea The Stars. He bred the 2007 Epsom Derby winner Authorized. post-jockey career Michael Kinane is current working for Hong Kong Jockey Club in Europe to select horses who suit run for Hong Kong. Those horses are re-saled by Hong Kong Jockey Club in an auction. Major wins Great Britain 2,000 Guineas – (4) – Tirol (1990), Entrepreneur (1997), King of Kings (1998), Sea the Stars (2009) Ascot Gold Cup – (3) – Classic Cliche (1996), Kayf Tara (2000), Yeats (2007) Champion Stakes – (1) – Pilsudski (1997) Cheveley Park Stakes – (2) – Blue Duster (1995), Donna Blini (2005) Coronation Cup – (1) – Scorpion (2007) Coronation Stakes – (2) – Kissing Cousin (1994), Sophisticat (2002) Derby – (3) – Commander in Chief (1993), Galileo (2001), Sea the Stars (2009) Dewhurst Stakes – (1) – Rock of Gibraltar (2001) Eclipse Stakes – (4) – Opera House (1993), Pilsudski (1997), Hawk Wing (2002), Sea the Stars (2009) Falmouth Stakes – (1) – Sensation (1996) Fillies' Mile – (2) – Reams of Verse (1996), Sunspangled (1998) Golden Jubilee Stakes – (2) – Big Shuffle (1987), Cape of Good Hope (2005) International Stakes – (3) – Giant's