'Things are very different now - a lot more professional, a lot fitter - but I think there’s less jockeyship in a race nowadays'

Legendary jockey Willie Carson talks to former rider Georgia Cox in a wide-ranging Q&A

Willie Carson: won 17 Classics in an incredible careerCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

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Published on 23 April 2026inInterviews

Last updated 17:46, 24 April 2026

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