Hollie Doyle smashed the record for victories for a woman rider in a calendar year in 2019 with 116 wins and yesterday she set another record in riding five out of seven winners at Windsor.
Aged just 23 and the girlfriend of fellow jockey Tom Marquand, of the brilliant accomplishment Doyle remarked: “I thought it’d go one way or the other. I thought, this could be a good day or a really bad day.”
She added: “I’m just really blessed at the moment to be getting a leg-up on these good horses. The last few years have been awesome.”
Two stories to keep beside you
Heroine of the Hour 2021 – Hollie Doyle
Hollie Doyle achieved a remarkable 5 wins in a row at Kempton Park last night at odds of 2,522-1; her success brings cheer to racing a time when the sport most needs it.
Hollie Doyle – The Heroine of 2020
For once, the normally “condescending cow” Karren Brady got it right in supporting the tremendous jockey Hollie Doyle to become BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020.
“I like riding under pressure, I feel with the better rides I got I like it more. I love riding horses, you’ve got to to do this job… I’m jammy aren’t I.”
Here is a woman headed the same way as Frankie Dettori and Lester Piggot and here is a tremendous success the entire racing world should laud as a groundbreaking heroine.
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