Noel Hickey featured as a leading breeder on the cover of the Florida Horse in April of 1999

• BUCK'S BOY
  G1 Champion Turf Horse, ETR at Arlington Park NCR at Gulfstream Park in the G2 Pan American H. (previously set by Fraise in the Breeders' Cup Turf)
• LADY SHIRL
  G1, $951,523, won the G1 Flower Bowl H. at Belmont and the G2 E.P. Taylor S., NCR at Churchill Downs.
• SOAKING SMOKING
  NCR at Arlington Park
• THESUNSHINESBRIGHT
  G3 NTR at Arlington Park
• WORLD CLASS SPLASH
  G3 ECR at Arlington Park (previously held by Round Table)
• SO LONG SEOUL
  NTR at Canterbury Downs
• THAT'S SUNNY
  NCR at Gulfstream Park
• Z BENGAL TIGER
  NCR at Gulfstream Park
• HEY THAT'S GREAT
  NTR at Arlington Park

Bobby Hickey and Lady Shirl at the E.P. Taylor S. G2

Never before in Arlington's history (dating back to 1927) has a trainer had these accomplishments in one season:

• ALL TIME RECORD IN NUMBER OF STAKES WON
• ALL TIME RECORD IN MONEY WON
• ALL TIME RECORD IN NUMBER OF WINS

49 wins from 100 starts on grass. This does not include the G1 Flower Bowl at Belmont & the $300,000 G2 E.P. Taylor International at Woodbine.

59 of 62 wins were won by home breds which were raised, broken, and trained at Irish Acres on the limestone land of Marion County. Noel is the only trainer in history to have bred and trained a Breeders Cup winner.

 

Irish America's Top 100 Honorees 1998 Annmarie Acosta ~ Pat Bradley ~ Ray Brady ~ Loretta Brennan Glucksman ~ Tom Brokaw ~ Garth Brooks ~ Mary Brosnahan ~ Dr. Kevin Cahill ~ Paul Callahan ~ President Bill Clinton ~ Eileen Collins ~ Joe Connelly ~ Seamus Connolly ~ John Cronin ~ Jim Cummings ~ Sr. Kathleen Cusack ~ James Delaney ~ Brian Dennehy ~ Senator Chris Dodd ~ Paul Donnelly ~ Maureen Dowd ~ Roma Downey ~ Mike Dugan ~ Dennis Duggan ~ Robert Durkin ~ Jim Dwyer ~ John Fahey ~ Charles Feeney ~ Bill Flynn ~ Mike Gaynor ~ Mark Geavan ~ Vice President Al Gore ~ Pete Ilamill ~ Noel Hickey ~ Kitty Higgins ~ Gary Horan ~ David Kelley ~ Susan Kelliher Ungaro ~ Dr. Patrick Kelly ~ Senator Edward Kennedy ~ Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith ~ Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend ~ Donald Keough ~ Congressman Pete King ~ Joseph Lockhart ~ Gerald Lynch ~ Dr. William & Mrs. Kathy Magee ~ John Mahoney ~ʓenator John McCain ~ Suzie McConnell Serio ~ Frank McCourt ~ Malachy McCourt ~ Mike McCurry ~ Alice McDermott ~ Dylan McDermott ~ Mark McGwire ~ Dr. Paul McHugh ~ Rev. Liam McSweeney ~ Kelly Miller ~ Senator George Mitchell ~ John Montague ~ Tom Morah ~ Bruce Morrison ~ Kate Mulgrew ~ Aimee Mullins ~ Liam Neeson ~ Conan O'Brien ~ Tim O'Brien ~ Rosie O'Donnell ~ Brian O'Dwyer ~ Maureen O'Hara ~ Mark O'Meara ~ Mary Jane O'Neill ~ Paul O'Neill ~ Patricia O'Reilly ~ Mary Alice O'Rourke ~ Bill Parcells ~ Gregory Peck ~ Anna Quindlen ~ Aidan Quinn ~ Monsignor Charles Rice ~ Richard Riley ~ Fiona Ritchie ~ Tim Russert ~ Jim Ryan ~ Nolan Ryan ~ Mike Shanahan ~ John Sharkey ~ Jack Shea ~ Dennis Smith ~ Sharon Stone ~ K. T. Sullivan ~ Ambassador Mike Sullivan ~ Pat Summit ~ Anne Sweeney ~ John Sweeney ~ Trina Vargo ~ Vince Vaughn ~ Congressman James Walsh ~ Erin Whalen Irish America Magazine, April/May 1999

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