Jockey Sean Kirrane’s Surprising Kiss from Owner Jolene After Ebor Festival Win

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'Ebor Festival winning jockey Sean Kirrane gets a kiss from Jolene, the owner of Live In The Dream

Young Irish jockey Sean Kirrane had the greatest success of his career winning the Group 1 Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes with Live In The Dream at York. The 23-year-old Dubliner surprised all bettors by starting the race leader and held on to the finish to win by a length. The decisive victory in a great race was reflected in scenes of joy on the parade ground with team owners Steve and Jolene De’Lemos among those in attendance.

All the cameras captured the moment in which Jolene unexpectedly kisses rider Sean Kirrane on the mouth and with her husband a few meters away. The Dublin native was taken aback by the quick scene and had a smile on his face as he basked in his moment of glory. In the midst of the chaos over the case of Luis Rubiales and Jennifer Hermoso in the women’s World Cup, network users viralized the video.'