J P McManus
| J. P. McManus | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 March 1951 Limerick |
| Residence | Ireland, Switzerland, Barbados |
| Net worth |
 €775 million |
| Spouse(s) | Noreen McManus |
| Children | 3 |
John Patrick "J. P." McManus (born 10 March 1951) is an Irish businessman and racehorse owner.
Born in Limerick, but at an early age McManus moved to Tipperary where he was very good at the Irish sport hurling where he got to represent Tipperary at county level McManus began his business career at his family's construction plant hire firm, and then became an on-course bookmaker at Limerick's Markets Field greyhound track, before moving into horse ownership and punting and laying horses on the advice of his associate Jimmy Hayes.
In 1982, he and his wife, Noreen, a former mental health nurse, bought Martinstown Stud on over 400 acres (1.6 km2) in County Limerick from the McCalmont family. McManus's first horse was Cill Dara, which had been owned by the late Edenderry solicitor and gambler, Tim O'Toole. McManus is now National Hunt racing's largest owner, with over 100 horses in training. In 2006, he built a €20 million residence next to Martinstown Stud. In 2013, he completed a €150 million home in Barbados.
McManus's first big win was a horse called Mister Donovan at Cheltenham. Mister Donovan was the second favourite and won the race after the favourite, Angelo Salvini, whipped around at the start. The rider of Angelo Silvani - Alan Brown - rarely ever rode again. McManus's distinctive green-and-gold-hooped racing colours are those of the South Liberties GAA Club, in Co Limerick.
The most famous of his horses is Istabraq, a three-time winner of the Champion Hurdle. Twenty time champion jockey Tony McCoy was retained as his stable jockey for a large part of his career, a role that Barry Geraghty has taken over since McCoy's retirement. Former champion jockey Jonjo O'Neill trains some of his horses at the Jackdaws Castle facility which McManus owns. He has often appeared at race meetings in recent years with the British actor Clive Owen. McManus was once close to jockeys Ted Walsh (Greasepaint at Fairyhouse one Easter Monday )and Niall Madden and T. Busteed and F.Codd and C.Roche Micky Flynn and a slew of others.
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