Tag Archive for: Jockey

Tom Queally

Tom Queally has come a long way; and should be proud of himself; after winning the Blue Square Naussau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, riding Midday for Henry Cecil. Midday had finished second and third behind Sariska in the Investec and Irish…

Robert (Choc) Thornton

Robert "Choc" Thornton is one of the country's leading National Hunt jockeys, who has made his name by putting in numerous excellent performances at the Cheltenham Festival. He was the leading English jockey at the 2005 and 2006 Cheltenham festivals,…
Jockey Liam Treadwell - Grand National Winner

Liam Treadwell

On April 4th 2009 Liam Treadwell came out of the woodwork as a first time Grand National jockey and went on to stun the racing world by riding to victory on Mon Mome, the 100/1 rank outsider. Over 70,000 watched on from the Aintree crowd,…

The Career Of Jockey Frankie Detorri

Frankie Detorri is easily recognised as the world’s most famous jockey – even people with no interest in horseracing know who he is – ask a random member of the public the name of a jockey and it is more than likely guaranteed that they…
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Fred Winter

Fred Winter is the only person to have won the Grand National twice as both jockey and trainer and also the only man to have both ridden and trained winners of the Grand National, the Champion Hurdle and the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Born in September…

2009 Grand National Results

The John Smiths 2009 Grand National threw up some incredible results, least of which was a 100/1 winner in the shape of Mon Mome. However, it's still interesting to see where the rest of field ended up. It may even come in handy when picking…