Hollie Doyle

Hollie Doyle (born 11 October 1996) is a British jockey who competes in flat racing.

Background

Doyle comes from a racing background. Her father Mark Doyle, from Clonmel, is a former jockey and her mother Caroline rode in Arab horse races. The family lived in Herefordshire and had point-to-pointers and ponies at home. Doyle was a member of the Herefordshire Pony Club and rode her first pony race at the age of nine.[1] She had her first ride under rules as an amateur rider on The Mongoose at Salisbury in May 2013, winning by half a length.[2] After taking her GCSEs in 2013, she joined the training yard of David Evans in Wales. That winter she spent six weeks riding trackwork in Santa Anita, California.[1]

Career

Doyle moved as an apprentice jockey to the Wiltshire yard of trainer Richard Hannon in 2014 and rode out her claim in November 2017.[3] Her first win in a Listed race came on Billesdon Bess in the August 2017 Upavon Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury while still an apprentice.[1] In June 2018 Doyle was unseated in a race at Haydock and suffered facial injuries including the loss of several teeth. She returned to race riding after 10 days.[4]

In 2019 Doyle set a new record for winners ridden in a British season by a female jockey, passing the previous record of 106 winners set by Josephine Gordon in 2017.[5] Doyle's first win at Royal Ascot came in June 2020 when she steered 33/1 chance Scarlet Dragon to victory in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes.[6]

Doyle rode her first Group race winner in July 2020 on Dame Malliot in the Princess of Wales's Stakes on the July Course at Newmarket.[7] In the same month she was appointed as a retained jockey for owner Imad Al Sagar, and in August won the Rose of Lancaster Stakes on Extra Elusive for her new retainer. It was Doyle's second Group race win.[8]

Personal life

Doyle's partner is jockey Tom Marquand. The couple met in their Pony Club days, and they were for a time apprentices together at Richard Hannon's yard.[1]

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References
  1. "The Finish Line with Hollie Doyle". theownerbreeder.com. 8 September 2019.
  2. "Full Result: 5.20 Salisbury 5 May 2013". RacingPost. 5 May 2013.
  3. "'A phenomenal achievement' - Doyle joins elite club as she hits 100 winners". Racing Post. 21 November 2019.
  4. "Talking Horses: Hollie Doyle back in the saddle after Haydock trampling". The Guardian. 3 July 2018.
  5. Keogh, Frank (5 December 2019). "Hollie Doyle: Jockey breaks record for female wins - 107th victory at Southwell". BBC Sport.
  6. "Royal Ascot: Hollie Doyle rides first winner while Golden Horde claims Commonwealth Cup victory". BBC Sport. 19 June 2020.
  7. Cook, Chris (9 July 2020). "Hollie Doyle breaks new ground with Group-race victory on Dame Malliot". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. "Hollie Doyle finds Extra Elusive quality to triumph at Haydock". The Guardian. 8 August 2020.
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