Cathal A. Lynch
$1,355,652
2026 earnings
21%
2026 wins
$35,804,341
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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36
Firsts
1,122
32
Seconds
936
24
Thirds
890
78
Unplaced
3,217
170
Starts
6,165
$1,355,652
Earnings
$35,804,341
$7,974
Earnings / Start
$5,808
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Bio
Cathaly Lynch, trainer of 2017 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands contender El Areeb, was based out of Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa., for more than a decade before moving to Laurel Park in Maryland at the start of the 2016 season. The native of Northern Ireland earned his first U.S. graded stakes win with Javerre in the Grade 3 General George Handicap in 2013. El Areeb would be Lynch’s first Kentucky Derby starter.
Cathaly Lynch, trainer of 2017 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands contender El Areeb, was based out of Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa., for more than a decade before moving to Laurel Park in Maryland at the start of the 2016 season. The native of Northern Ireland earned his first U.S. graded stakes win with Javerre in the Grade 3 General George Handicap in 2013. El Areeb would be Lynch’s first Kentucky Derby starter.
