Sean Bowen
{{short description|Welsh jockey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox horseracing personality
| name = Sean Bowen
| image = Sean Bowen.png
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| occupation = Jockey
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|09|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Little Newcastle, Pembrokeshire, Wales{{cite web|url=https://www.ffoslas-racecourse.co.uk/news/non-racing-events/sean-bowen-becomes-official-ambassador-to-ffos-las-races|title=Sean Bowen Becomes Official Ambassador To Ffos Las Races|publisher=Ffos Las Racecourse|access-date=19 September 2022}}
| career winnings =
| career wins =
| race = Tolworth Novices Hurdle (2021)
Liverpool Hurdle (2019)
| awards = Lester Awards x2 (2015)
| honours = Champion Conditional Jockey (2015)
Racing Excellence Hands and Heels Series Champion (2015)
| horses = Metier, If The Cap Fits
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Sean Bowen (born 5 September 1997{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/jockey-sean-bowen-is-among-those-celebrating-on-wednesday/344844|title=Jockey Sean Bowen is among those celebrating on Wednesday|publisher=Racing Post|access-date=19 September 2022}}) is a Welsh jockey who competes in National Hunt racing. Bowen is the son of horse racing trainer Peter Bowen.{{cite web|title=Grand National 2015: Welsh jockey Sean Bowen to face horse trained by his own parents in Aintree showpiece|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/grand-national-2015-welsh-jockey-8998672|website=Wales Online|accessdate=13 April 2016}}
Career
Bowen was an accomplished point-to-point jockey, who won the Wilkinson Sword title for his achievements in the discipline; later it was also won by his brother James Bowen.{{cite web|url=https://www.dodsonandhorrell.com/news/record-breaking-novice-james-bowen-awarded-dodson-horrell-wilkinson-sword|title=RECORD BREAKING NOVICE JAMES BOWEN AWARDED DODSON & HORRELL WILKINSON SWORD|publisher=Dodson and Horrell|access-date=19 September 2022}} In 2015, Bowen won both the Champion Conditional Jockey Championship and the Racing Excellence Hands and Heels Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/welsh-jockey-sean-bowen-wins-9117159|title=Welsh jockey Sean Bowen wins National Hunt conditional riders' title with Sandown victory|publisher=Wales Online|access-date=18 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.britishhorseracing.com/sean-bowen-comes-out-on-top-in-the-conditional-hands-and-heels-title/|title=Sean Bowen comes out on top in the Conditional Hands and Heels title|publisher=British Horse Racing Authority|access-date=18 September 2022}} In the same year, Bowen won his first two Lester Awards for both Racing Excellence Conditional Jockey and the AtTheRaces Jump Ride of the Year for his win on Just A Par at Sandown Park.{{cite web|url=https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/14165481.racing-jockey-tom-marquand-wins-first-lester-award/|title=RACING: Jockey Tom Marquand wins his first 'Lester' award|publisher=Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard|access-date=19 September 2022}}
In 2019, Bowen won his first Grade 1 race with victory on board If The Cap Fits, in the Liverpool Hurdle.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/cap-fits-in-thriller/164831|title=If The Cap Fits wins thrilling Ryanair Stayers' Hurdle|publisher=Sporting Life|access-date=19 September 2022}} His second Group 1 win came in 2021 at Sandown, with Metier winning the Tolworth Novices' Hurdle.{{cite web|url=https://harryfryracing.com/metier-dominates-in-grade-1-tolworth-hurdle/|title=METIER DOMINATES IN GRADE 1 TOLWORTH HURDLE|publisher=Harry Fry Racing|access-date=19 September 2022}}
Previously, Bowen has been an official ambassador to Ffos Las Racecourse. He regularly rides for his father Peter Bowen, Martin Keighley and Olly Murphy.{{cite web|url=https://peterbowenracing.co.uk/jockey/sean-bowen/|title=Sean Bowen|publisher=peterbowenracing.co.uk|access-date=19 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.paulnichollsracing.com/our-jockeys/|title=Our Jockeys|publisher=paulnichollsracing.com|access-date=19 September 2022}}
Major wins
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- Fighting Fifth Hurdle - (1) Not So Sleepy (2023)
- Liverpool Hurdle - (2) If The Cap Fits (2019), Strong Leader (2024)
- Tolworth Novices' Hurdle - (1) Metier (2021)
References
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External links
[https://www.britishhorseracing.com/racing/participants/jockeys/jockey/ Sean Bowen profile at the British Horse Racing Authority]
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