Eddie Ahern

Eddue Ahern (born December 6th, 1977) is an Irish jockey who partakes in horse racing.

Biography
In 1997, Eddie Ahern became a champion apprentice in Ireland. As of January 9th, 2009, he had won a total of 1,084 races. In 2007, Ahern won the Hayes Golden Button Challenge. In December of the same year, he was banned from racing for three months due to whip offence. In a race on October 16th, 2008, Eddie Ahern was still in the corporate hospitality box in the stadium when the riders were due in for the weighing and consequently he missed the race, and a chance to win £1,500.

Eddie Ahern was very popular with users of the betting exchange at Betfair. In his recent years, his popularity gained him the nickname "Betfair Eddie". This was a tribute to his unique riding style and specialized tactics he had developed. He was particularly adept at deploying his skills on synthetic racetrack surfaces for horse racing.

In May, 2013, Eddie Ahern received a ten-year ban from the British Horseracing Authority for race fixing between September, 2010 and February, 2011. He reportedly intends on appealing against both the Authority's findings and the ban's severity.