jockey
noun
a person who rides horses professionally in races.
jockeyship
-
a word derived from
jockey.
Example Sentences
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Dunaden should have given Sea Moon more of a race last time over course and distance but for bad luck and some less than inspired jockeyship from Christophe Lemaire.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2012
His horsemanship on a mount who had clouted two fences on the first circuit had some of the best judges of jockeyship cooing up in the stands.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2011
National Hunt's eternal champion has annexed the most physically debilitating activity this side of boxing, in a golden age of jockeyship.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2010
Don't laugh, Alan, sure I have jockeyship enough to assist a Quaker—in this unpleasing predicament.
From Redgauntlet by Sir Walter Scott
And once more a thought crossed his mind as to the possibility of stopping Sir Hilton’s jockeyship by setting his wife upon his track.
From Sir Hilton's Sin by George Manville Fenn
