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Willie Mullins (born 15 September 1956) 〔(bbc sport, Horse Racing )〕 is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey.From Goresbridge county Kilkenny, but is based at Closutton, Muine Bheag, County Carlow, Ireland He commenced racehorse training in 1988 〔(Willie Mullins at Horse Racing Ireland )〕 having previously worked as an assistant to his father Paddy Mullins and Jim Bolger. Willie is a former six times amateur champion jockey in Ireland, winning the 1983 Aintree Fox Hunters' Chase on Atha Cliath and the 1996 Cheltenham Bumper on Wither Or Which.〔(from the Willie Mullins official website )〕 He is the trainer of the 2005 Grand National winner Hedgehunter and the 2011 and 2013 Champion Hurdle winner Hurricane Fly and trained the horse, On His Own in the 2012 Grand National . He is also trainer of the six times David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle champion, Quevega.〔("Cheltenham Festival: Punjabi So Brave For Henderson" ) dailyrecord.co.uk, 11 March 2009, accessed 11 March 2009〕 and Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle champion, Mikael d'Haguenet. In 2015 Willie Mullins became the first trainer to train the top 3 horses in the Champion Hurdle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/racing/article-2988286/Faugheen-wins-Champion-Hurdle-Ruby-Walsh-trainer-Willie-Mullins-win-2015-Cheltenham-Festival.html )〕 In the 2015 Cheltenham Festival Willie Mullins trained 8 winners which is a record at the Cheltenham Festival.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/horse-racing/cheltenham-festival-2015-trainer-willie-5329969 )〕 Willie Mullins has a son, Patrick Mullins, who is currently an Amateur Jockey riding mainly in Ireland for his father. Statistics on Mullins' performance are (here ) == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willie Mullins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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