Young jockey Campbell Gillies dies on holiday
Twenty-one-year-old National Hunt jockey Campbell Gillies has died while on holiday in Greece
Jockeys
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Amateur jockey Jessica Westwood to focus on training
Jessica Westwood is unable to get a jockey's license on medical grounds, but hopes to get a training permit
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Grand National winner switches to Flat racing
Grand National winning jockey Graham Lee is to ride on the Flat from next month
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Military jockeys to compete at Sandown this March
Military jockeys from all three services will take part in the Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown on 9 March
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H&H's point-to-point columnist given 12-day ban
H&H's new point-to-point columnist Jacqueline Coward has received a 12-day ban after taking the wrong route at Cheltenham last Friday
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French apprentice jockey Benjamin Boutin dies after fall
Twenty-one-year-old French jockey Benjamin Boutin has died after being injured in fall
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Jockeys rewarded for successful career changes
Two Yorkshire-based former jockeys have been rewarded for successfully changing careers to become a trainer and a chef
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Amends to strict new whip rules in racing
The British Horseracing Authority has announced amendments to the tougher whip rules that came into force earlier this month
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Three jockeys handed bans in first few days of new whip rules
Three jockeys have been handed bans for overuse of the whip within the first three days of the new rules coming in.
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Jockey banned for six months after positive cocaine test
Jockey Jack Mitchell has been banned from riding for six months after testing positive for cocaine
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Amateur jockeys to benefit from extra funding
The Amateur Jockeys Association (AJA) is to benefit from financial help from the British Horseracing Authority (BHA).
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Search for Tom Halliday Memorial Scholar launched
Market Rasen racecourse has launched its search for a young National Hunt Jockey to be the benefactor of the scholarship set up in memory of Tom Halliday
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Popular former jockey dies after collapsing in street
Weighing-room favourite Richard Fox won many races during his career and appeared as a double in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Amateur jockey Isabel Tompsett seriously injured
The current female amateur jumps champion is on life support at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, following a fall at Fakenham yesterday
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Jockeys charged with race fixing in corruption investigation
Four jockeys will face charges of stopping their horses from running to the best of their ability and passing on insider information
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US jockey found dead in car at Churchill Downs
Twenty-four-year-old jockey Michael Baze has been found dead at Churchill Downs
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Conditional jockey Peter Toole critical in hospital
Conditional jockey Peter Toole remains in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a serious head injury in a fall during a novices’ chase at Aintree
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Writer sheds 5st to go from jumbo to jockey
A 50-year-old writer who shed 5st to ride in a horse race has written a book — Jumbo to Jockey — about his experiences
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Champion Flat jockey Paul Hanagan honoured at Anfield
Northern-based Champion Flat jockey Paul Hanagan was last night honoured during the Liverpool v Wolves match
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Lorry driver changes career and retrains as a jockey
Martin Allan, 23, from Stockton-on-Tees, chose to give up his job as an HGV driver to become a jockey
