Cathy Gannon (born 21 September 1981) is a retired Irish flat racing jockey.
She learnt to ride on ponies at an early age, and when she was 15, she took the course at the Apprentice Jockey's School, located in County Kildare.
[2] She relocated to England in 2006, where her chief employer was David Evans,[3] and she became the first Irish-born female rider to compete in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, after Hayley Turner dropped out due to injury.
She moved with her family back to Ireland later that year, to become a jockey coach.
[3] Her best year had been 2011, when she had 71 winners for a total of £382,841 in prize money[3] and her biggest individual win had been her only group race victory on Dingle View in the 2010 Round Tower Stakes.