Tag: Jockeys
Nick’s dedication has pulled him through after working hard at Jack Berry House – trainer Phil Kirby
By Andrew Atkinson NICK Barratt-Atkin returns to the saddle at Ayr when riding the Phil Kirby trained Hard Times – the teenage jockey’s first official ride as an Apprentice jockey – for the Richmond, North Yorkshire, stables. Nick is back in the fold after recuperating at Jack Berry House after sustaining a broken leg. “It […]
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Ukulele star ‘Cloggy’ George Formby remains youngest jockey, age 10
Ukulele legendary star George Formby became apprentice jockey at trainer Thomas Schofield’s Epsom based stables, where he raced professionally, aged 10, the youngest ever professional jockey to this day. Formby, who died in March 1961, was removed from formal education at the age of seven – and became a stable boy in Wiltshire; at Middleham, Yorkshire […]
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