Shane Kelly is an Irish jockey. He is a native of Cloone, County Leitrim.
He was trained at the RACE academy in the Curragh, County Kildare. He is a former Irish Amateur Jockey Champion. [1]
He is based in the UK and has had over 300 winners to date.[ when?][ citation needed]
On 22 January 2014 he rode two winners on the same day as part of a successful betting coup organised by gambler Barney Curley. [2] Betting on a 4 horse winning accumulator netted approximately 4 million pounds. [3]