jockey
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In “Autumn Meeting,” a Budapest seductress beguiles an out-of-work jockey with romantic tales of love spurned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
A mistake at the final fence almost cost Il Etait Temps the win, but jockey Paul Townend steered him over the line at the Festival's first Ladies Day in five years.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
"I just pinch myself every time I ride him. He's in a league of his own," jockey Purton said after coming home in a record time of 1min 19.36sec.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Last week the 20-year-old became the first black female British jump jockey to win a UK horse race.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
The filly rose, uninjured— Neves had evidently broken her fall—but the jockey lay motionless.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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