Dean McKeown

Dean McKeown
Occupation	Jockey
Born	5 February 1960 United Kingdom
Major racing wins
Cambridgeshire Handicap (1987, 1989, 1992) Queen Mary Stakes (1990) Queen Alexandra Stakes (1990) Princess Margaret Stakes (1992) Ebor Handicap (1992, 2002) Vintage Stakes (1993) Great St. Wilfrid Stakes (1997) Beeswing Stakes (1997) Chipchase Stakes (2002) Chester Cup (2003) Irish St. Leger (2005) International race wins: (2004, 2006) Gerling-Preis (2005) Canadian International Stakes (2006) Hong Kong Vase (2006)
Racing awards
Griffins Richard Davis Award (1999)
Significant horses
Hugs Dancer, Collier Hill

Dean Russell McKeown (born 5 February 1960) is a retired British Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He embarked on his professional career as a teenager, earning his first win in 1977. While never a Champion jockey, McKeown has won a number of important Conditions races in the United Kingdom including three editions of the Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket Racecourse. He also won the Ebor Handicap (2002) and Chester Cup (2003) aboard Hugs Dancer then in the fall of 2004 became the regular jockey for trainer Alan Swinbank where he became an integral part of the racing success of Collier Hill. Throughout his career he earned a reputation for being one of the most astute form judges in the weighing-room.