Paul Hanagan

Paul Hanagan
Paul Hanagan winning UAE 2,000 Guineas on Soft Falling Rain
OccupationJockey
Born (1980-09-08) 8 September 1980 (age 44)
Warrington, Cheshire
Major racing wins
British Classic Race wins:
Epsom Oaks (1)
Racing awards
British flat racing Champion Jockey 2010, 2011
Significant horses
Mayson, Soft Falling Rain, Wootton Bassett, Taghrooda

Paul Hanagan (born 8 September 1980 in Warrington, Cheshire) is a Classic-winning British flat racing jockey. Hanagan was twice been crowned champion jockey on the flat in Britain, riding 165 winners in 2011 to defend his title, having won his first title with 191 winners in 2010. Over a career spanning 25 years, he won a total of ten Group 1 races including the Epsom Oaks. From 1999 to 2022 he rode for the Malton-based trainer Richard Fahey, except for a four-and-a-half year break when he was retained by owner Sheikh Hamdan. He announced his retirement from race riding in August 2023.