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[jok-ee] / ˈdʒɒk i /


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Having ridden 60 winners since the start of May, Osborne is currently sitting eighth in the Flat Jockeys Championship, and is open about dreaming of being champion jockey in the future.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

St Leger-winning jockey Saffie Osborne says the "fear of failure" has left her after she became the first woman to win a British Classic.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Composers were known to jockey for the chance to premiere a new piece of music there, and top touring acts typically booked spots there years in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The jockey had to hold him up just a bit as they came around the corner, though he had a clear run once he shifted toward the rail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

He had a contract jockey named Pablo Martinez, who worked on a set salary instead of being paid per ride.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

They press vinyl to sell at shows, and it gets into the hands of disc jockeys at ever-larger radio stations with an increasing number of watts behind their broadcasts.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

The Leger Legends Classified Stakes is a race for ex-professional jockeys raising money for charities including the Injured Jockeys Fund and Jack Berry House, which provide care, rehabilitation and support for injured jockeys.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Catsimatidis even hired one of WABC’s legendary disc jockeys, Bruce Morrow — known to millions of baby boomers as Cousin Brucie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

He says he knows from experience the perilous nature of racing, with jockeys balanced over a saddle the size of a large handkerchief and horses bunched together running up to 40 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

Because many of the tracks had no inner rail, some jockeys simply cut through the infield, dodging haystacks, to win.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Historically, monarchs had a court of advisers, diplomats and merchants who jockeyed for proximity to limitless power.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

It has also jockeyed with Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer in OPEC, for regional clout.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

As TV producers jockeyed for scoops and access, prosecutors in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, in Fort Worth, were faced with another task.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

For years, the two companies had jockeyed for the bragging right until 2009 when Walmart claimed it—and every year until now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Maneuvering silently through the streets of Germany's demolished capital city—sometimes referred to as the "capital of the Cold War"—the CIA and its main adversary, the KGB, jockeyed for advantage on Bill Harvey's new battlefield.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

They are all jockeying for position in an uncertain future.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

His long stay abroad has also stoked talk of a post-Biya future and accelerated jockeying among would-be successors as questions over who might replace him persist.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Some locals say the renewed jockeying for clients is the latest distraction from the fight over the toxins they believe are polluting their home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

Bass has been polling in first, with Pratt and Raman jockeying for second place.

From Slate ● May 9, 2026

Part of Owen’s reaction was due to professional jealousy and jockeying for position in the scientific world.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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