Declan Cannon
$652,637
2025 earnings
12%
2025 wins
$21,828,227
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2025 Stats
Career Stats
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12
Firsts
465
14
Seconds
472
14
Thirds
506
62
Unplaced
2,846
102
Starts
4,289
$652,637
Earnings
$21,828,227
$6,398
Earnings / Start
$5,089
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Bio
A native of Ireland, Declan Cannon began riding in the U.S. in late 2015 after riding in his home country and also the United Arab Emirates, England, and France. Cannon races primarily in Kentucky and Arkansas and in June 2017 picked up his first graded stakes win aboard Argentine shipper Dona Bruja in the Grade 3 Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap at Churchill Downs.
Cannon enjoyed the best year of his career in 2023, tallying three graded stakes wins through early September including the Grade 2 Elkhorn Stakes at Keeneland aboard Verstappen.
A native of Ireland, Declan Cannon began riding in the U.S. in late 2015 after riding in his home country and also the United Arab Emirates, England, and France. Cannon races primarily in Kentucky and Arkansas and in June 2017 picked up his first graded stakes win aboard Argentine shipper Dona Bruja in the Grade 3 Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap at Churchill Downs.
Cannon enjoyed the best year of his career in 2023, tallying three graded stakes wins through early September including the Grade 2 Elkhorn Stakes at Keeneland aboard Verstappen.
