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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

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

Former champion jump jockey John Francome has said Pendleton "wants saving from herself" and is "an accident waiting to happen".

From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2016

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

The 20-times champion is now a former jump jockey.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2015

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