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:British flat racing Champion Jockey

{{Short description|British flat racing jockeys' championship}}

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The champion jockey of flat racing in Great Britain is the rider who has the most wins during a season. For most of its existence, the jockeys championship was decided on the number of winners ridden between Lincoln Handicap Day and November Handicap Day, the traditional flat turf season. In 2015, it was announced that the title would be decided over a reduced timescale – the start of the Guineas Meeting and British Champions Day, roughly 24 instead of 32 weeks.{{cite web|title=The Stobart Flat Jockeys Championship 2016|url=https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/features/rowley/Jockeys_Championship_Will_the_changes_make_a_difference|last=Rowlands |first=Simon |website=timeform.com |publisher=Timeform|date=16 Mar 2015 |access-date=20 October 2017}}

A prize of £25,000 to the champion jockey and £10,000 to the runner up was also introduced as part of the 2015 changes.{{cite news|last1=Cook|first1=Chris|title=Jockeys' title race changes backed by Richard Hughes and Frankie Dettori|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/mar/16/richard-hughes-frankie-dettori-back-new-jockeys-title-race|website=The Guardian|date=16 March 2015 |access-date=17 October 2015}}

The championship was sponsored for the first time in 2009 by online casino 32Red and is currently sponsored by Stobart Group.

Champions

The list below shows the champion jockey and the number of winners for each year since 1840.{{sfn|Wright|1986|p=423}} The seasonal record of jockeys' winners was published for the first time in 1846.{{sfn|Mortimer|Onslow|Willett|1978|p=214}}

Jockeys are of British nationality unless stated

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Records

  • Most titles - 26, Gordon Richards
  • Most consecutive titles - 13, Nat Flatman (1840-1852), Fred Archer (1874-1886)
  • Most wins in a season - 269, Gordon Richards (1947)

See also

References

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Bibliography

  • {{cite book |title=Biographical Encyclopaedia of British Racing |last1=Mortimer |first1=Roger |last2=Onslow |first2=Richard |last3=Willett |first3=Peter |year=1978 |publisher=Macdonald and Jane's |location=London |isbn=0-354-08536-0 }}
  • {{cite book |title=The Encyclopaedia of Flat Racing |last1=Wright |first1=Howard |year= 1986 |publisher=Robert Hale |location=London |isbn=0-7090-2639-0 }}

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