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Rachel King

Rachel King（July 31, 1990 - ）is a British jockey based in Australia.[1][2]

Rachel King
Rachel King at the paddock of the February Stakes in 2024
OccupationJockey
Born (1990-07-31) July 31, 1990 (age 33)[1]
Waterperry, South Oxfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)[1]

Background edit

King was born in Waterperry near Oxford.[2]

After earning her British jockey license in 2006, she earned her Australian jockey license in 2014[1]

In 2023, she was invited to Japan to represent Australia in the annual World All-star Jockeys [ja]. She won her first race in Japan by winning the first leg of the race with Dover Hawk, and ultimately finished second, which was the highest a female jockey achieved in the race.[3][4][5]

In 2024, King returned to Japan after applying the short-term license, with the duration lasting from January 6 and March 5, and her guarantor trainer being Noriyuki Hori and guarantor owner being Danox.[1] On January 21, King won the American Jockey Club Cup with Chuck Nate [ja], making her the first foreign female jockey to win a flat race in Japan, as well as her first graded race victory in Japan.[Note 1][6][7][8] On February 4, King once again won a graded race, this time the Tokyo Shimbun Hai with Sakura Toujours [ja], where she placed the horse in 6th place along the rail before passing through the horses and finishing first.[9] As a result, King became the first female jockey ever to win 2 JRA graded races.[9]

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Footnote edit

  1. ^ The first foreign female jockey to win a graded race in Japan was Rochelle Lockett who won the Nakayama Daishogai with Gilded Age in 2002.

Sources edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "外国人騎手への短期免許の交付". jra.jp (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. 2024-01-04. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  2. ^ a b "2023ワールドオールスタージョッキーズ出場外国騎手プロフィール" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  3. ^ "開催競馬場・今日の出来事、明日の取消・変更等（8月26日（土曜））". Japan Racing Association (in Japanese). 2023-08-26. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  4. ^ "ポイントランキング：ワールドオールスタージョッキーズ　JRA". Japan Racing Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  5. ^ "【WASJ】豪のＲ・キングが女性騎手として過去最高の２位 再来日はいつ？〝日本愛〟もアピール". 東スポ競馬 (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  6. ^ "【アメリカJCC】チャックネイトのレイチェル・キング騎手がJRA重賞初Vに歓喜「素晴らしいスタミナ」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  7. ^ "90年JCのJ.クローン初挑戦から23回…キングが外国人女性騎手の願いかなえる". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  8. ^ "【アメリカJCC】レイチェル・キング騎手がチャックネイトで外国人女性騎手初のJRA平地重賞V 15か国での騎乗経験生かした". UMATOKU (in Japanese). Hochi Shimbun. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  9. ^ a b "【東京新聞杯】女性騎手初の重賞２勝目を記録したレイチェル・キング騎手は下町和食巡りがオフの楽しみ". UMATOKU (in Japanese). 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-03-10.

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