Jockeys

Jockey making good progress after life-threatening fall

A Grand National winner is recovery from liver surgery after being kicked in the stomach during a fall two days ago

Jockey Martin Dwyer recovering after fall

Martin Dwyer is recovering after being knocked unconscious for around 6 mins

Injured jockey Brian Toomey feels '95% normal' ahead of skull rebuild

Brian Toomey’s rehabilitation programme is going well at Oaksey House ahead of a major operation to rebuild his damaged skull

Two former jockeys join the PJA board

Michael Hills and Mick Fitzgerald are set to use their expertise to help other jockeys

New Zealand jockey Ashlee Mundy dies following fall

Twenty-six-year-old jockey Ashlee Mundy suffered head injuries falling during a race

Debate over work riders in UK horseracing

Are racehorse trainers using foreign work riders because home grown jockeys are “too heavy”, or is more a question of pay, as stable staff claim?

Can a former jockey sing his way to the X Factor final?

A former jockey hopes he’ll be singing his way into the X-Factor final tonight as part of boyband Union J

Jump jockey jailed for driving into his girlfriend

Dean Coleman, who rode 25 winners in his career, admitted causing actual bodily harm and other offences on Tuesday. He was jailed for two years

Victory for Irish jump jockeys in the Mongol Derby

Irish National Hunt jockeys Donal Fahy and Richard Killoran have finished first and second in the Mongol Derby

Young jockey Campbell Gillies dies on holiday

Twenty-one-year-old National Hunt jockey Campbell Gillies has died while on holiday in Greece

Amateur jockey Jessica Westwood to focus on training

Jessica Westwood is unable to get a jockey's license on medical grounds, but hopes to get a training permit

Grand National winner switches to Flat racing

Grand National winning jockey Graham Lee is to ride on the Flat from next month

Military jockeys to compete at Sandown this March

Military jockeys from all three services will take part in the Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown on 9 March

H&H's point-to-point columnist given 12-day ban

H&H's new point-to-point columnist Jacqueline Coward has received a 12-day ban after taking the wrong route at Cheltenham last Friday

French apprentice jockey Benjamin Boutin dies after fall

Twenty-one-year-old French jockey Benjamin Boutin has died after being injured in fall

Jockeys rewarded for successful career changes

Two Yorkshire-based former jockeys have been rewarded for successfully changing careers to become a trainer and a chef

Amends to strict new whip rules in racing

The British Horseracing Authority has announced amendments to the tougher whip rules that came into force earlier this month

Three jockeys handed bans in first few days of new whip rules

Three jockeys have been handed bans for overuse of the whip within the first three days of the new rules coming in.

Jockey banned for six months after positive cocaine test

Jockey Jack Mitchell has been banned from riding for six months after testing positive for cocaine

Amateur jockeys to benefit from extra funding

The Amateur Jockeys Association (AJA) is to benefit from financial help from the British Horseracing Authority (BHA).