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A true pioneer: how Alicia Thornton made history for female jockeys more than 200 years ago

A true pioneer: how Alicia Thornton made history for female jockeys more than 200 years ago

William Haggas: 'You've got to want to be champion, and I did last year, but I'm a realist'

William Haggas: 'You've got to want to be champion, and I did last year, but I'm a realist'

'Legacy is nothing, it's bollocks, nobody will remember me in decades to come' - inside the mind of Sir Mark Prescott

'Legacy is nothing, it's bollocks, nobody will remember me in decades to come' - inside the mind of Sir Mark Prescott

Mark Enright: 'I was so miserable that I just needed to get out - it was no life'

Mark Enright: 'I was so miserable that I just needed to get out - it was no life'

Charlie Johnston: 'I've been thinking about Goodwood all year - we have to do well there'

Charlie Johnston: 'I've been thinking about Goodwood all year - we have to do well there'

Roger Varian: 'It's frightening - people see you win big races and think you must be rolling in it, but that couldn't be further from the truth'

Roger Varian: 'It's frightening - people see you win big races and think you must be rolling in it, but that couldn't be further from the truth'

Martin Dwyer: ‘Dad drove me to Kingsclere and said, ‘Don’t f*** it up, lad - I haven’t got the petrol money to come back for you’’

Martin Dwyer: ‘Dad drove me to Kingsclere and said, ‘Don’t f*** it up, lad - I haven’t got the petrol money to come back for you’’

Jamie Spencer: 'It would have been like going to jail for something you hadn't done'

Jamie Spencer: 'It would have been like going to jail for something you hadn't done'

Archie Watson: 'I can see I'm not the most approachable - but I'm essentially a good bloke when you get to know me'

Archie Watson: 'I can see I'm not the most approachable - but I'm essentially a good bloke when you get to know me'

'Pain and fear dominate my thoughts. I can't get up. Nothing is responding to my mental commands; I'm ignored by my own body'

'Pain and fear dominate my thoughts. I can't get up. Nothing is responding to my mental commands; I'm ignored by my own body'

Frankie Dettori: 'If I make a balls-up, who cares? I'm about to retire anyway'

Frankie Dettori: 'If I make a balls-up, who cares? I'm about to retire anyway'

Sir Henry Cecil: how an instinct for humans as well as horses secured the Frankel genius's lasting legacy

Sir Henry Cecil: how an instinct for humans as well as horses secured the Frankel genius's lasting legacy

'Neither of us had any silver spoons - we've had to work our way through racing'

'Neither of us had any silver spoons - we've had to work our way through racing'

Oisin Murphy: 'I made mistakes and now I've worked hard to get back to where I want to be'

Oisin Murphy: 'I made mistakes and now I've worked hard to get back to where I want to be'

‘I like her a lot’ - resurgent Oisin Murphy excited about Derby and Oaks prospects with two plum rides

‘I like her a lot’ - resurgent Oisin Murphy excited about Derby and Oaks prospects with two plum rides

Tom Marquand: 'If you don't want to be champion jockey you shouldn't be a jockey at all - it's as simple as that'

Tom Marquand: 'If you don't want to be champion jockey you shouldn't be a jockey at all - it's as simple as that'

Sir Michael Stoute: 'I'm very easy to get on with, some of the time - the rest of the time I'm like you: a bit bloody awkward!'

Sir Michael Stoute: 'I'm very easy to get on with, some of the time - the rest of the time I'm like you: a bit bloody awkward!'

Franny Norton: ‘I thought racing was a posh sport and they only wanted people whose dad had a boat’

Franny Norton: ‘I thought racing was a posh sport and they only wanted people whose dad had a boat’

'It doesn't feel to me that people know who I am' - meet the weighing-room heart-throb determined to lose his anonymity

'It doesn't feel to me that people know who I am' - meet the weighing-room heart-throb determined to lose his anonymity

'It was like a war zone' - the inside story of the Aintree protest and how it was foiled

'It was like a war zone' - the inside story of the Aintree protest and how it was foiled

Oli Bell: 'Everyone thinks I got a job because of my dad - but in many ways I got a dad because of my job'

Oli Bell: 'Everyone thinks I got a job because of my dad - but in many ways I got a dad because of my job'

Richard Pitman: ‘People have spent 50 years telling me I’m an idiot - I was an idiot, but not for the reasons they think’

Richard Pitman: ‘People have spent 50 years telling me I’m an idiot - I was an idiot, but not for the reasons they think’

Harry Cobden: 'I'm not into fancy clothes or watches - I want to get set up before I start enjoying life'

Harry Cobden: 'I'm not into fancy clothes or watches - I want to get set up before I start enjoying life'

Henry de Bromhead: 'Losing a child is not something you ever get over - we'd give anything to have him back'

Henry de Bromhead: 'Losing a child is not something you ever get over - we'd give anything to have him back'

A true pioneer: how Alicia Thornton made history for female jockeys more than 200 years ago

A true pioneer: how Alicia Thornton made history for female jockeys more than 200 years ago

William Haggas: 'You've got to want to be champion, and I did last year, but I'm a realist'

William Haggas: 'You've got to want to be champion, and I did last year, but I'm a realist'

'Legacy is nothing, it's bollocks, nobody will remember me in decades to come' - inside the mind of Sir Mark Prescott

'Legacy is nothing, it's bollocks, nobody will remember me in decades to come' - inside the mind of Sir Mark Prescott

Mark Enright: 'I was so miserable that I just needed to get out - it was no life'

Mark Enright: 'I was so miserable that I just needed to get out - it was no life'

Charlie Johnston: 'I've been thinking about Goodwood all year - we have to do well there'

Charlie Johnston: 'I've been thinking about Goodwood all year - we have to do well there'

Roger Varian: 'It's frightening - people see you win big races and think you must be rolling in it, but that couldn't be further from the truth'

Roger Varian: 'It's frightening - people see you win big races and think you must be rolling in it, but that couldn't be further from the truth'

Martin Dwyer: ‘Dad drove me to Kingsclere and said, ‘Don’t f*** it up, lad - I haven’t got the petrol money to come back for you’’

Martin Dwyer: ‘Dad drove me to Kingsclere and said, ‘Don’t f*** it up, lad - I haven’t got the petrol money to come back for you’’

Jamie Spencer: 'It would have been like going to jail for something you hadn't done'

Jamie Spencer: 'It would have been like going to jail for something you hadn't done'

Archie Watson: 'I can see I'm not the most approachable - but I'm essentially a good bloke when you get to know me'

Archie Watson: 'I can see I'm not the most approachable - but I'm essentially a good bloke when you get to know me'

'Pain and fear dominate my thoughts. I can't get up. Nothing is responding to my mental commands; I'm ignored by my own body'

'Pain and fear dominate my thoughts. I can't get up. Nothing is responding to my mental commands; I'm ignored by my own body'

Frankie Dettori: 'If I make a balls-up, who cares? I'm about to retire anyway'

Frankie Dettori: 'If I make a balls-up, who cares? I'm about to retire anyway'

Sir Henry Cecil: how an instinct for humans as well as horses secured the Frankel genius's lasting legacy

Sir Henry Cecil: how an instinct for humans as well as horses secured the Frankel genius's lasting legacy

'Neither of us had any silver spoons - we've had to work our way through racing'

'Neither of us had any silver spoons - we've had to work our way through racing'

Oisin Murphy: 'I made mistakes and now I've worked hard to get back to where I want to be'

Oisin Murphy: 'I made mistakes and now I've worked hard to get back to where I want to be'

‘I like her a lot’ - resurgent Oisin Murphy excited about Derby and Oaks prospects with two plum rides

‘I like her a lot’ - resurgent Oisin Murphy excited about Derby and Oaks prospects with two plum rides

Tom Marquand: 'If you don't want to be champion jockey you shouldn't be a jockey at all - it's as simple as that'

Tom Marquand: 'If you don't want to be champion jockey you shouldn't be a jockey at all - it's as simple as that'

Sir Michael Stoute: 'I'm very easy to get on with, some of the time - the rest of the time I'm like you: a bit bloody awkward!'

Sir Michael Stoute: 'I'm very easy to get on with, some of the time - the rest of the time I'm like you: a bit bloody awkward!'

Franny Norton: ‘I thought racing was a posh sport and they only wanted people whose dad had a boat’

Franny Norton: ‘I thought racing was a posh sport and they only wanted people whose dad had a boat’

'It doesn't feel to me that people know who I am' - meet the weighing-room heart-throb determined to lose his anonymity

'It doesn't feel to me that people know who I am' - meet the weighing-room heart-throb determined to lose his anonymity

'It was like a war zone' - the inside story of the Aintree protest and how it was foiled

'It was like a war zone' - the inside story of the Aintree protest and how it was foiled

Oli Bell: 'Everyone thinks I got a job because of my dad - but in many ways I got a dad because of my job'

Oli Bell: 'Everyone thinks I got a job because of my dad - but in many ways I got a dad because of my job'

Richard Pitman: ‘People have spent 50 years telling me I’m an idiot - I was an idiot, but not for the reasons they think’

Richard Pitman: ‘People have spent 50 years telling me I’m an idiot - I was an idiot, but not for the reasons they think’

Harry Cobden: 'I'm not into fancy clothes or watches - I want to get set up before I start enjoying life'

Harry Cobden: 'I'm not into fancy clothes or watches - I want to get set up before I start enjoying life'

Henry de Bromhead: 'Losing a child is not something you ever get over - we'd give anything to have him back'

Henry de Bromhead: 'Losing a child is not something you ever get over - we'd give anything to have him back'

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