jockey
noun
a person who rides horses professionally in races.
Example Sentences
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To his audience, many of them women aged 18 to 30, Johnson presents the world of colts, jockeys and towering headpieces as a networking opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
He headlines several Melbourne Cup-winning jockeys back again, including 2020 champion Jye McNeil on the Chris Waller-trained Valiant King, whose prospects soared after drawing barrier 10.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
Its first generation of video jockeys, or VJs, became celebrities themselves as the channel turned music television into a global phenomenon.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2025
There will be no racing in Britain, with leading jockeys, trainers and owners instead attending an event at Westminster where they will lobby MPs.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
Most jockeys took a more straightforward approach: the radical diet, consisting of six hundred calories a day.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
