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Kinane hangs up his riding boots with nearly 1,500 winners to his credit and a string of victories across the world, with the list of great horses he rode almost endless.
, his first job as a stable jockey was with Michael Kauntze in the early 1980s and his first big break came when he joined forces with Dermot Weld in 1984.
He stayed with the Rosewell House trainer until 1999 when he was appointed Aidan O’Brien’s number one at Ballydoyle and has been with Oxx since 2004.
He broke new ground when winning the Belmont Stakes in America for Weld on Go And Go in 1990, as well as the Melbourne Cup on the same trainer’s Vintage Crop in 1993.
Montjeu was a magnificent winner of the Arc in 1999 and arguably even better in the following year’s King George, while Galileo and Commander In Chief also won the Derby.
But the best was definitely to come in the autumn of his career as Kinane enjoyed that glorious last hurrah with John Oxx’s brilliant colt Sea The Stars.
As well as the Guineas and Derby, the duo also teamed up in the Eclipse, the Juddmonte International Stakes and the Irish Champion before topping off an invincible run with that supreme display in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.
Kinane pointed to success on the Henry Cecil-trained Commander In Chief in 1993 as a significant moment.
"Your first Epsom Derby success is very special so winning on Commander In Chief was a huge milestone,Air Max TN," said Kinane.
"My Derby-Oaks double on Galileo and Imagine was also very special.
",Air Max 95;Dermot Weld is a great man for breaking new ground so the Belmont and Melbourne Cup were both great achievements.
"I will just be a small-time farmer from next week. I have no great plans so am going to spend some time with my wife and family and take stock."
John Oxx paid tribute to the man who has been his stable jockey since 2004.
"Michael Kinane was just the complete professional in every way," said the Currabeg trainer.
"Not only was he a top jockey with great skill and determination, but he always conducted himself perfectly. He had a great work ethic and he never let anybody down."
Oxx naturally pointed to Sea The Stars as their high-point.
"We had Azamour a few years ago who won a lot of good races, but Sea The Stars has been such a great landmark horse and it has been wonderful to have Michael there to ride him," the trainer told Sky Sports News.