Death of the legendary Kildare trainer Kevin Prendergast
Published 20th Jun 2025, 14:33 GMT
End of an era with passing of 93-year-old horse trainer
The death has occurred of the legendary horse trainer, Kevin Prendergast, this morning, Friday 20 June, 2025.
A trainer of ten Classic winners, Kevin Prendergast was just a couple of weeks short of his 93 birthday.
Son of Paddy 'Darkie' Prendergast, Kevin Prendergast's career covered over six decades in a star studden career that saw him saddle numerous winners, his first back in 1972 when Pidget won the Irishs 1,000 Gns. He won the 2,000 Gns in Newmarket in 1977, one of only three Irishs trainers to win that race at that time.
In all Kevin Prendergast trained no less than 2,000 winners, the last being when Chris Hayes rode Copie Conforme, at Bellewstown in August last year.