Jockey Stories

If you’re looking for inspiration and ideas based on what other jockeys are doing and have achieved, take a look at some of the case studies below. They demonstrate the range of skills and experience our candidates have acquired in different industries, the challenges they have faced and the support they have received from JETS.

Working in the Horseracing Industry

William Kennedy

Jockey Coach

Phil Dennis

Trainee Starter

Lee Newton

Training Instructor

Richard Davis Award winner 2003

Jacob Pritchard Webb

Bloodstock & Media

Ben Hicks

Trainee Clerk of the Course - Bath Racecourse

Wayne Hutchinson

BHA Starter

Rachael McDonald

Lecturer (dual career)

Tom Messenger

Assistant Trainer

John Bramhill

BHA Jockey Coach/Equine Welfare Integrity Officer

Steve Drowne

Stipendary Steward

Andrew Thornton

Broadcaster

Fearghal Davis

Work Rider & Driver

Adele Mulrennan

Raceday Presenter

Nick Carter

Producer/Editor (TVG Racing Channel)

Russ Kennemore

Jockey Coach

Trotter Nicholls

Racehorse Trainer

Sophia Upton

Starter

Lee Swift

Yard Supervisor, Northern Racing College

Victoria De Sousa

NRC Assessor

Colm Sharkey

Bloodstock Agent

Tom Malone

Bloodstock Agent

David O'Meara

Racehorse Trainer

Richard Davis Award Winner 2011

Ollie McPhail

Education Officer

Richard Davis Award Winner 2013

Jason Weaver

TV Presenter

Alan Dempsey

Racing Official

Richard Davis Award winner 2009

Allan Morris

Racecourse Stables Manager

Sam Stronge

Jockeys Agent

Richard Davis Award winner 2007

Working in the Equestrian Industry

Ed Barrett

Riding Instructor

Mitch Godwin

Clothing Start Up

Ryan Withey

Trainee Equine Dentist

Nicholas Lawes

Equine Dentist

Padge Whelan

Horse Feed Sales

Ben Hitchcott

Farrier

Frazer Houston

Equine Dentist

(Richard Davis Award Winner 2006)

Liam Cooper

Farrier

(Richard Davis Award Winner 2010)

Working (Or Running their own business) Outside the Horse World

Andrew Elliott

Dual Career Jockey - Tattoo Artist

Thomas Brown

Emergency Care Assistant

2023 IJF Progress Award Runner Up

Colm McCormack

Garden Maintenance & Decorating Business

Aaron Jones

Car Valeting

Willie McCarthy

Pilates Instructor Training

Kylie Manser-Baines

Firefighter

Joseph Cornwall

Investment Manager

Wilson Renwick

Cycling

Mark Coumbe

Plumbing/Firefighting

Anthony Freeman

Plumbing & Heating Engineer

Robbie McCarthy

Football Coach

Paul Booth

Electrician

Charlie Huxley

Mortgage Adviser

Miles Seston

Managing Director, Strathon Park Financial

David Da Silva

Gas Engineer

Richard Davis Award Winner 2012

Rory Moore

Oil Tanker Driver

Richard Davis Award Winner 2012

Alan Daly

Firefighter with Surrey Fire & Rescue

Richard Davis Award Winner 2010

Mark Bradburne

Electrician

Richard Davis Award Winner 2012

Gihan Arnolda

Professional Chef

Richard Davis Award Winner 2011

Nathan Willmington

Sports Massage & Fitness Coach

James Diment

Landscape Design and Construction

Rupert Wakley

Sales Negotiator, Knight Frank

Further Education / Degree Level

Megan Carberry

Sports & Exercise Therapy Degree

Gemma Tutty

Psychology & Counselling Degree

David Howard

Scientific Researcher

Aodhagan Conlon

Sports Psychologist