GCT Rider: Billy Twomey

Nationality:

Ireland (IRL)

Trainer:

 

City:

Cork

Date of Birth:

1977-04-14

Biography

Billy show jumps for Ireland and is currently ranked number 1 in Ireland and 3rd on the Rolex World Rankings. He currently has a a very strong string of horses headed up by World Class stars such as Tinka's Serenade and Je T'aime Flamenco owned by Sue and Ed Davies.

Je T'aime Flamenco is currently ranked number one in the British and Irish money winings for a stallion.

Winner of good classes at Dreden and Munich, Billy began 2010 by winning the Grand Prix in Amsterdam on Je T'aime Flamenco. He has also been part of 22 Irish Nations Cup squads, including the winning one at Lummen, Belgium earlier and then even more important, the one that took the honours at Aachen.

He won the GP at Barcelona and was placed in the GCT GP's in Monaco and Estoril in 2010. This fine form earned him a championship call up for WEG.

He has also previously represented Ireland at championship level both as a Senior and a Young Rider.

Billy won the 2011 Global Champions Tour in Valencia, Spain riding Je T'aime Flamenco.

The Grand Prix CSI5*-W in Zurich proved successful for Billy winning with Tinka's Serenade and was 2nd in the Grand prix in Leipzing in 2011with Romonov.

Gallery

• Billy Twomey on Tinka's Serenade
• Billy Twomey on Tinka's Serenade
• Billy Twomey on Tinka's Serenade

More gallery items from Billy Twomey

Horses

Name	Owner
Blue Thunder	Sue Davies
Je t'Aime Flamenco	S. Davies
Romanov	T. Forrest
Tackeray	Emma Phillips
Tinka's Serenade	Sue Davies
Wild Thing L	Mr B Twomey
Wings Sublieme	Sally Lane

Competitions

2011 season	141,024.00
2011 season	141,024.00
Abu Dhabi	4,400.00
Abu Dhabi Class 1: International Jumping Competition, 1.45m 12 400.00 Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 13 4,000.00 Class 4: International Jumping Competition, 1.45m 16 0.00 Class 2: Prix ETIHAD - International Jumping Competition, 1.50m 22 0.00 Class 3: Prix FIBREX - International Jumping Competition, 1.45m/1.50m 35 0.00 Total: 4,400.00
Rio de Janeiro	3,500.00
Rio de Janeiro Class 3: Prefeitura da Cidade Rio de Janeiro 0.00 Class 6: Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Brazil by OI 0.00 Class 5: Kia Motors - Accumulator against the clock 5 2,000.00 Class 3: Prefeitura da Cidade Rio de Janeiro 9 1,400.00 Class 1: Fashion Mall - Table A against the clock 13 100.00 Class 2: Governo Do Estado Rio de Janeiro 33 0.00 Total: 3,500.00
Valkenswaard	0.00
Valkenswaard Class 26: Medium Tour 1m45 CSI5* 17 0.00 The Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard, The Netherlands presented by the VDL Groep 24 0.00 Total: 0.00
Estoril	5,774.00
Estoril Prova Mercedes-Benz, 1.45m 0.00 Prova Nº 1 - CSI5*, 1.45m 9 154.00 Prova Massimo Dutti, 1.50m 11 2,820.00 Grande Prémio Turismo de Portugal, 1.60m 15 2,800.00 Total: 5,774.00
Monte-Carlo	5,700.00
Monte-Carlo Internatonal Jumping Competition, 1.50m 3 3,000.00 Prix S.B.M, 1.45m 12 700.00 Prix Massimo Dutti 17 0.00 Prix Federation Equestre Principaute de Monaco, 1.45m 18 0.00 Global Champions Tour of Monaco 18 2,000.00 Total: 5,700.00
Cannes	920.00
Cannes Prix French Tour EADS, 1.45m 13 460.00 Prix Groupe Martel RP Services 14 460.00 Grand Prix de Cannes Massa Pneus, 160m 20 0.00 Prix Generali, 1.50m 26 0.00 Prix Touessrok / Air Mauritius, 1.50m 27 0.00 Total: 920.00
Hamburg	1,900.00
Hamburg Global Champions Tour of Germany 16 1,900.00 Tchibo presents: 82. German Jumping Derby 26 0.00 Mercedes-Benz Championat von Hamburg 48 0.00 Total: 1,900.00
Valencia	96,830.00
Valencia Gran Premio de Espana Trofeo Banco Sabadell, 1.60m 1 92,000.00 Trofeo Massimo Dutti 3 2,990.00 Trofeo EL Corte Ingles, 1.45m 7 920.00 Trofeo Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana, 1.45m 7 920.00 Trofeo NH Hoteles, 1.50m 40 0.00 Total: 96,830.00
Doha	12,000.00
Doha Doha 2011 CSI5* 1.45/1.50m 2 12,000.00 Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Qatar 20 0.00 Doha 2011 CS5* 1.45/1.50m 21 0.00 Doha 2011 CSI5* 1.50m 30 0.00 Doha 2011 CSI5* 1.45m 42 0.00 Total: 12,000.00
12th place in GCT Ranking of 2011
12th place in GCT Ranking of 2011	10,000.00

2010 season	51,020.00
2010 season	51,020.00
Rio de Janeiro	19,850.00
Rio de Janeiro Class CI3 - Bradesco - Table A 1m45 with one winning round 3 18,750.00 Class CI4 - Coca Cola - Table A 1m50 Accumulator 8 700.00 Class CI1 - Governo do Rio de Janeiro - Table A 1m45 against the clock 10 400.00 Class CI2 - Petrobras - Table A 1m50 with one jump-off 25 0.00 Class CI5 - Final Global Champions Tour 2010 - OI - Table A 1m60 with two rounds 37 0.00 Total: 19,850.00
Estoril	11,600.00
Estoril Prova Massimo Dutti - Nº 2 CSI5* (1.45m) 2 5,000.00 Prova Nº 1 - CSI5* (1.50m) 9 600.00 Grande Prémio GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR (1.60m) 9 6,000.00 Prova Merceds Benz - Nº 3 CSI5* (1.45m) 25 0.00 Total: 11,600.00
Monte-Carlo	13,050.00
Monte-Carlo Prix de la Federation Equestre de la Principaute de Monaco, 1m45 2 2,800.00 Prix Monte Carlo SBM, 1m50 3 3,000.00 Monaco Pro-Am Cup 6 2,000.00 Grand Prix GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR, 1m60 10 4,750.00 Prix Triumph Project, 1m50 15 500.00 Prix Massimo Dutti, 1m45 20 0.00 Prix Jumping International de Monte Carlo, 1m50 28 0.00 Total: 13,050.00
Cannes	4,000.00
Cannes CSI 5* - PRIX NICE MATIN 0.00 CSI 5* - PRIX TOUESSROK - AIR MAURITIUS 2 4,000.00 CSI 5* - PRIX BARCLAYS 17 0.00 CSI 5* - GRAND PRIX DE LA VILLE DE CANNES 22 0.00 CSI 5* - PRIX GENERALI 34 0.00 Total: 4,000.00
Hamburg	2,520.00
Hamburg Mercedes-Benz Championat von Hamburg 6 2,500.00 Bioranch Youngster-Cup - 1,35m 12 10.00 Bioranch Youngster-Cup - 1.40m 14 10.00 Bioranch Youngster-Cup - Final - 1.40m 27 0.00 Global Champions Tour of Germany 28 0.00 Eurogate Container Terminals Prize 46 0.00 Eurogate Container Terminals Prize 57 0.00 Total: 2,520.00
28th place in GCT Ranking of 2010
28th place in GCT Ranking of 2010	0.00