Born:
1967-06-16 - County Limerick Ireland Currently Residing: Manton Wiltshire United Kingdom wife Kim; two children, Katherine and Frank Notes: Serving a six-year stint as assistant to Richard Hannon before taking out his training license on December 1, 1992, Brian Meehan saddled Buy the Sport for the Gazelle; she was moved to Robert Barbara†™s barn after that race for her fifth-plac e run in the 2003 Breeders' Cup Distaff. Meehan snatched his first Breedersâ €™ Cup win in 2006 turf with his favorite Red Rocks. He accumulate d 65 wins from 469 starts through October 8, 2006 to place himself eighth in the 2006 British Trainersâ €™ Championsh ip and was awarded the title ‘Intern ational Trainer†™ in 2006 by Europe's Horserace Writers & Photograph ers Associatio n. |
| Year | Races Run | Wins | Place | Show | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,638,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $4,620,000 |
| Brought up in County Limerick, Ireland, where his father, Conor, was an orthopaedic surgeon owning a few racehorses, Brian Meehan started riding out for local trainer Andrew McNamara while still at school. |