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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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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

"We can't say we're looking after horses and giving them dignity when we're clearly not," eight-time champion jump jockey Peter Scudamore told BBC Sport's Laura Scott.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2021

There is a knighthood for Bill Beaumont, former England rugby union captain, a CBE for outgoing Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore, and an OBE for jump jockey Richard Johnson.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2018

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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