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jump jockey

British  

noun

  1. a jockey who rides in steeplechases (as opposed to one who rides in flat races)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That victory came less than three months after Aswat had become the first black female British jump jockey to compete in a race in Britain.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

Aamilah Aswat made history at Kempton on Monday when becoming the first black British female jump jockey to ride in Britain.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2025

Any jump jockey who strikes their mount 12 times or more in a big race would have their horse disqualified under the new rules .

From BBC Jul. 12, 2022

The 42-year-old, who remains the most successful jump jockey of all time, bowed out of the sport in April 2015.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2017

Britain's twenty-times champion jump jockey AP McCoy was knighted by the Queen in the New Year Honours List on Wednesday.

From Reuters Dec. 30, 2015

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