Jockey, the Glossary
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession.[1]
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109 relations: African Americans, Aintree Bowl, Alice Van-Springsteen, Animal Planet, Anna Lee Aldred, Anorexia nervosa, Avelino Gomez Memorial Award, Baja California, Barbara Jo Rubin, Belmont Stakes, Bowler hat, Breeders' Stakes, British flat racing Champion Apprentice, British flat racing Champion Jockey, British jump racing Champion Jockey, Bruce Hobbs, Caliente Hipódromo, Camel racing, Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Chantal Sutherland, Cheltenham Festival, Churchill Downs, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Colonial Affair, Diane Crump, Doha, Doomben Racecourse, Eliza Carpenter, Elizabeth Williams Berry, Emma-Jayne Wilson, Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics, Florida, Francine Villeneuve, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, Grand National, Great Northern Steeplechase, Hayley Turner, Hialeah Park Race Track, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Horse racing, Horse trainer, Isaac Murphy Award, Jack (given name), Jo Giles, John (given name), Johnny Longden, Josephine Gordon, Julie Krone, Kathryn Kusner, Katie Walsh (jockey), ... Expand index (59 more) »
- Horse racing
- Horse-related professions and professionals
- Jockeys
- Sports occupations and roles
African Americans
African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
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Aintree Bowl
| The Alder Hey Aintree Bowl is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.
Alice Van-Springsteen
Alice Van-Springsteen (July 12, 1918 – September 13, 2008) was an American stuntwoman and jockey.
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Animal Planet
Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel, and associated AnimalPlanet.com website content, owned by the Warner Bros.
Anna Lee Aldred
Anna Lee Aldred (April 19, 1921 – June 12, 2006) was an American jockey and trick rider in rodeos.
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Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN), often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin.
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Avelino Gomez Memorial Award
The Avelino Gomez Memorial Award is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing honour given annually to a jockey who is Canadian-born, Canadian-raised, or a regular in the country for more than five years, who has made significant contributions to the sport.
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Baja California
Baja California ('Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (Free and Sovereign State of Baja California), is a state in Mexico.
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Barbara Jo Rubin
Barbara Jo Rubin (born November 21, 1949) is an American jockey.
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Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
Bowler hat
The bowler hat, also known as a Coke hat, billycock, bob hat, bombín (Spanish) or derby (United States), is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown, originally created by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler in 1849.
Breeders' Stakes
The Breeders' Stakes is a stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses foaled in Canada, first run in 1889.
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British flat racing Champion Apprentice
The flat racing Champion Jockey and Champion Apprentice titles are awarded annually to the jockey(s) and apprentice(s) respectively that have ridden the most winners (both turf and all-weather) in Great Britain during a set period or championship season.
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British flat racing Champion Jockey
The champion jockey of flat racing in Great Britain is the rider who has the most wins during a season.
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British jump racing Champion Jockey
In Great Britain's National Hunt racing, the title of champion jockey is bestowed on the rider who has the most wins during a racing season.
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Bruce Hobbs
Bruce Robertson Hobbs (December 27, 1920 – November 22, 2005) was an English jockey and racehorse trainer.
Caliente Hipódromo
The Caliente Hipódromo, formerly named the Agua Caliente Racetrack and the Agua Caliente Casino and Resort, is a resort and casino that includes a greyhound racing and former horse racing track in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
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Camel racing
Camel racing is a racing sport in which jockeys riding on camels compete against each other to finish a set number of laps around a circular racetrack.
Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Canadian Triple Crown (branded as the OLG Canadian Triple Crown for sponsorship reasons) is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races run annually in Canada which is open to three-year-old horses foaled in Canada.
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Chantal Sutherland
Chantal Sutherland (born February 23, 1976, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian model, television personality and jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing.
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Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival is a horse racing-based meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom, with race prize money second only to the Grand National.
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Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.
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Colonial Affair
Colonial Affair (April 19, 1990 – April 23, 2013) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
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Diane Crump
Diane Crump (born May 18, 1948 in Milford, Connecticut) is an American jockey and horse trainer.
Doha
Doha (ad-Dawḥa or ad-Dūḥa) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar.
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Doomben Racecourse
Doomben Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Eliza Carpenter
Eliza Carpenter (c. 1851 – December 16, 1924) was a race horse owner and jockey who was born into slavery and achieved success as the only African-American horse racer in early Oklahoma.
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Elizabeth Williams Berry
Elizabeth Williams Berry (June 21, 1854 – March 26, 1969), who became known as Mother Berry some time after 1900, was an Australian-born jockey who rode in multiple nations disguised as a man, using the name Jack Williams.
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Emma-Jayne Wilson
Emma-Jayne Wilson (born September 1, 1981) is a Sovereign and Eclipse Award-winning jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.
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Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics
Equestrian sports were first included in the Olympic Games in the Summer Olympics of 1900 in Paris.
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Florida
Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
Francine Villeneuve
Francine Alicia Villeneuve (born July 22, 1964) is a Canadian retired thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer.
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George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award
The George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award has been presented by Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, annually since 1950 to the thoroughbred horse racing jockey in North America who demonstrates high standards of personal and professional conduct both on and off the racetrack.
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Grand National
| The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England.
Great Northern Steeplechase
The Great Northern Steeplechase is New Zealand's richest steeplechase jumping race.
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Hayley Turner
Hayley Turner (born 3 January 1983) is an English jockey who competes in flat racing.
Hialeah Park Race Track
The Hialeah Park Race Track (also known as the Hialeah Race Track or Hialeah Park) is a historic racetrack in Hialeah, Florida.
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Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is a casino, hotel and thoroughbred horse racing complex located in Charles Town, West Virginia, 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Washington D.C. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.
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Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.
Horse trainer
A horse trainer is a person who tends to horses and teaches them different disciplines. Jockey and horse trainer are sports occupations and roles.
Isaac Murphy Award
The Isaac Murphy Award is an American honor presented annually since 1995 by the National Turf Writers Association of the United States to the thoroughbred horse racing jockey with the highest winning percentage who has ridden in a minimum of 500 races during the year.
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Jack (given name)
Jack is a given name, a diminutive of John or Jackson; alternatively, it may be derived from Jacques, the French form of James or Jacob.
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Jo Giles
Joanne May Giles (29 November 1950 – 22 February 2011) was a New Zealand television presenter and former representative sportswoman.
John (given name)
John is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin.
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Johnny Longden
John Eric "Johnny" Longden (February 14, 1907 – February 14, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion jockey and a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
Josephine Gordon
Josephine Gordon (born 16 May 1993) is a British jockey who competes in Flat racing.
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Julie Krone
Julieann Louise Krone (born July 24, 1963), is a retired American jockey.
Kathryn Kusner
Kathryn Hallowell "Kathy" Kusner (born March 21, 1940) is an American equestrian and Olympic medalist in show jumping.
Katie Walsh (jockey)
Katie Walsh (born 18 December 1984) is a retired Irish jockey who, in 2012, came third in that year's Grand National on Seabass, giving her the highest finish to that date for a female competitor.
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Kauto Star Novices' Chase
| The Kauto Star Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older.
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Kempton Park Racecourse
Kempton Park Racecourse is a horse racing track together with a licensed entertainment and conference venue in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England, near the border with Greater London; it is 13 miles west of Charing Cross in central London.
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Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
Kentucky Oaks
The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Kieren Fallon
Kieren Francis Fallon (born 22 February 1965 in Crusheen, County Clare, Ireland) is a retired Irish professional flat racing jockey and was British Champion Jockey six times.
Kirsty Milczarek
Kirsty Milczarek is a former professional jockey.
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Legacy.com
Legacy.com is a United States-based website founded in 1998, the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials.
Lester Award
A Lester Award is one of a range of awards given to jockeys at an annual ceremony in Great Britain.
Lester Piggott
Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and trainer.
Life (magazine)
Life is an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, a monthly from 1978 until 2000, and an online supplement since 2008.
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Linda Jones (jockey)
Linda Christine Jones (born 1952) is a New Zealand former thoroughbred horse racing jockey.
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Lisa Allpress
Lisa Joy Allpress (née Mumby; born May 20, 1975) is a New Zealand jockey.
List of jockeys
This is a list of notable jockeys, both male and female, covering jockeys who have competed worldwide in all forms of horse racing. Jockey and list of jockeys are jockeys and sports occupations and roles.
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Lizzie Kelly
Lizzie Kelly (born 24 April 1993) is a retired British jockey who participated in National Hunt racing.
Melbourne
Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse.
Meriel Tufnell
Meriel Patricia Tufnell MBE (1948–2002) was the first female jockey in the United Kingdom to win a race under Jockey Club rules.
Michelle Payne
Michelle J. Payne (born 29 September 1985) is a retired Australian jockey.
Minstrel
A minstrel was an entertainer, initially in medieval Europe.
Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with an estimated urban population of 33,233.
National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup
| The National Hunt Challenge Cup is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain for amateur riders which is open to horses aged five years or older.
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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers.
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New Zealand Cup
The New Zealand Cup is a thoroughbred horse race run at the Riccarton Park Racecourse in Christchurch.
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Nina Carberry
Nina Carberry (born 21 July 1984) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Midlands–North-West since the 2024 European Parliament election.
Northern England
Northern England, or the North of England, is a region that forms the northern part of England and mainly corresponds to the historic counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire.
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Paddock
A paddock is a small enclosure for horses.
Penny Ann Early
Penny Ann Early (May 30, 1943 – June 23, 2023) was an American athlete who achieved two notable firsts in her lifetime as she was the first female jockey to be licensed to ride parimutuel horse races, and the first woman ever to play in a professional men's basketball league during the 1960s.
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Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City (Chína Uhánⁿdhe) is a city in Kay County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
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Postilion
A postilion or postillion is a person who guides a horse-drawn coach or post chaise while mounted on the horse or one of a pair of horses.
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually on Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Queensland
Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.
Rachael Blackmore
Rachael Blackmore MBE (born 11 July 1989) is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt and flat racing.
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Richard
Richard is a male given name.
Robot jockey
A robot jockey is commonly used in camel racing as a replacement for human jockeys.
Rosie Napravnik
Anna Rose "Rosie" Napravnik (born February 9, 1988) is a former American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey and two-time winner of the Kentucky Oaks.
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Ruby Walsh
Rupert "Ruby" Walsh (born 14 May 1979) is an Irish former jockey.
Scobie Breasley Medal
The Scobie Breasley Medal is an annual Jockeys award, first presented by Racing Victoria Limited in 1996, that recognises excellence in race riding on Melbourne racetracks.
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Scottish people
The Scottish people or Scots (Scots fowk; Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland.
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend is a non-fiction book written by Laura Hillenbrand, published in 1999.
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Self-employment
Self-employment is the state of working for oneself rather than an employer.
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Show jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation.
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the half (hemisphere) of Earth that is south of the Equator.
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Stable
A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept.
Steeplechase (horse racing)
A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles. Jockey and steeplechase (horse racing) are horse racing.
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Tauherenikau Racecourse
Tauherenikau Racecourse is a racecourse near, Featherston in New Zealand.
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Thoroughbred racing
Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. Jockey and Thoroughbred racing are horse racing.
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Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand
The racing of Thoroughbred horses (or gallopers, as they are also known) is a popular gaming and spectator sport and industry in New Zealand.
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Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city in the state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico.
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for Thoroughbreds, often restricted to three-year-olds.
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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)
In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.
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Victoria (state)
Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia.
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Victoria Racing Club
The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864.
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Victorian era
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.
Wantha Davis
Wantha Davis (January 3, 1917 – September 18, 2012) was an American female jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.
West Virginia
West Virginia is a landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
Western United States
The Western United States, also called the American West, the Western States, the Far West, and the West, is the region comprising the westernmost U.S. states.
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2011 Kentucky Derby
The 2011 Kentucky Derby was the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, on May 7.
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2012 Belmont Stakes
The 2012 Belmont Stakes was the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes and the race was won by Union Rags ridden by jockey John Velazquez.
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2013 Preakness Stakes
The 2013 Preakness Stakes was the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race.
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See also
Horse racing
- A.M. Kroop and Sons, Inc.
- All Aged Stakes
- American Dream Derby
- Baige
- Betting on horse racing
- Blood-Horse magazine Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century
- British Racing School
- Chariot racing
- Chariots
- Chuckwagon racing
- Copa Confraternidad del Caribe
- Darley Arabian
- Equestrian helmet
- Equine drug testing
- General Stud Book
- Good Neighbour Policy (horse racing)
- Grand Circuit
- Great Warsaw Race
- Groom (profession)
- Harness racing
- History of horse racing
- Horse races
- Horse racing
- Horses in Saudi Arabia
- Horses in Sudan
- Jidir Plain
- Jockey
- Jockey Challenge
- Kinsman Stable
- Leisure horses
- Longitude LLC
- Potato race
- Racehorses
- Racino
- Road to Cheltenham
- Robert Moore (gambler)
- São Paulo Jockey Club
- Sigma Derby
- Skijoring
- Steeplechase (horse racing)
- The Blood-Horse
- Thoroughbred
- Thoroughbred racing
Horse-related professions and professionals
- Bronc riding
- Buttero
- Cavalry
- Charro
- Coaching inn
- Cowboy
- Cowboys
- Csikós
- Desultor
- Equerry
- Farrier
- Farriery
- Gardian
- Gaucho
- Groom (profession)
- Gulyás (herdsman)
- Horse breeding
- Horse surfing
- Hostler
- Huaso
- Jockey
- Llanero
- Logothetes ton agelon
- Mesteñeros
- Riding instructor
- Ringmaster (horse show)
- Roadhouse (premises)
- Stable master
- Stockman (Australia)
- Strapper
- Strator
- Vaquero
- Wrangler (profession)
Jockeys
- A.M. Kroop and Sons, Inc.
- Conditional jockey
- Freddie Palmer
- Jockey
- Kim Andersen (jockey)
- List of jockeys
- Micky Fenton (jockey)
- Saleem Golam
Sports occupations and roles
- Active consultant
- Athlete
- Athletic director
- Athletic trainer
- Ball boy
- Bear-leader
- Bicycle mechanic
- Bullfighter
- Chairman of the International Cricket Council
- Coaching staff
- Equipment manager
- Gamekeepers in the United Kingdom
- Gladiator
- Go professional
- Golf course superintendent
- Greenskeeper
- Greyhound trainer
- Horse trainer
- Jockey
- List of American public address announcers
- List of jockeys
- Mascot
- Odds compiler
- Physical therapy
- Podium girl
- Professional golfer
- Ring girl
- Scout (sport)
- Sports chaplain
- Sports information director
- Strongman
- Team physician
- Timekeeper
- Ushers
- Water boy
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jockey
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