Does Ruby Walsh have a son? What’s Ruby Walsh doing now? How many gold cups Ruby Walsh won?

Rupert “Ruby” Walsh is an Irish former jockey.

Ruby Walsh is the second child, and eldest son, of former champion amateur jockey Ted Walsh and his wife Helen.

Ruby Walsh is the third most prolific winner in British and Irish jump racing history behind only Sir Anthony McCoy and Richard Johnson.

To date, Ruby Walsh has been Irish jump jockey champion twelve times – 1998/99, 2000/01, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17.

Ruby Walsh’s recent dominance of the jockeys’ championship in Ireland is all the more remarkable given that for more than ten years he had a unique riding arrangement with two powerful stables, one on either side of the Irish Sea.

Does Ruby Walsh have a son?

Ruby Walsh married Gillian Doran in July 2006. Their first child, Isabelle, was born in October 2009. The couple have gone on to have three more daughters, Elsa, Gemma and Erica.

How many gold cups Ruby Walsh won?

Ruby Walsh has won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on the Nicholls-trained Kauto Star in 2007 and 2009, the Champion Hurdle on four occasions for Mullins (Hurricane Fly (2011, 2013) Faugheen (2015) and Annie Power (2016)) and the Champion Chase three times on the Paul Nicholls-trained Azertyuiop (2004) and Master Minded (2008, 2009).

What’s Ruby Walsh doing now?

Since retiring in 2019, Ruby Walsh has worked as a pundit and commentator and a racing columnist.