jockey
Example Sentences
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The 28-year-old British champion jockey took up the lead well before the halfway mark on the 5/1 chance of the 5800 metres marathon and dominated the contest from then on.
From Barron's
The jockeying has divided Rarotonga, where chickens and dogs roam freely, and buildings aren’t allowed to be bigger than the tallest coconut trees.
"I thought I'd won by a head and didn't have anything to worry about it," said jockey Jones.
From BBC
Redknapp and Pauling as well as jockey Ben Jones spent a nervy few miniutes waiting on the photo finish before his number eight was called -- winning by just a nose.
From Barron's
Tommie Jakes: Apprentice jockey rode 59 winners over the past three years on the flat in Britain.
From BBC
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