Christy Roche (born 3 December 1949 in Bansha, County Tipperary) is a retired Irish flat racing Champion Jockey[1] and racehorse trainer.
By the time of his retirement as a jockey Roche had already begun a career as a trainer.
Amongst the major winners he trained were Like-A-Butterfly in the 2002 Supreme Novices' Hurdle and Grimes in the 2001 Galway Plate.
He retired as a trainer in January 2018 and handed over his training licence to his son, Padraig.
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