jockey
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Having ridden 60 winners since the start of May, Osborne is currently sitting eighth in the Flat Jockeys Championship, and is open about dreaming of being champion jockey in the future.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
St Leger-winning jockey Saffie Osborne says the "fear of failure" has left her after she became the first woman to win a British Classic.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Composers were known to jockey for the chance to premiere a new piece of music there, and top touring acts typically booked spots there years in advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The jockey had to hold him up just a bit as they came around the corner, though he had a clear run once he shifted toward the rail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Desperate, the jockey resorted to an old bush-league tactic.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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The Leger Legends Classified Stakes is a race for ex-professional jockeys raising money for charities including the Injured Jockeys Fund and Jack Berry House, which provide care, rehabilitation and support for injured jockeys.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Catsimatidis even hired one of WABC’s legendary disc jockeys, Bruce Morrow — known to millions of baby boomers as Cousin Brucie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Of the jockeys, Paul Townend has two places to go with his 2024 win.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
He says he knows from experience the perilous nature of racing, with jockeys balanced over a saddle the size of a large handkerchief and horses bunched together running up to 40 miles an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Luther and the other jockeys were not permitted to leave the jockeys’ room to take him in themselves.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Historically, monarchs had a court of advisers, diplomats and merchants who jockeyed for proximity to limitless power.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
It has also jockeyed with Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer in OPEC, for regional clout.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
“We recall the cloud transformation cycle about five years ago when leading cybersecurity firms jockeyed for market share, and we are witnessing the same phenomenon in the current AI super cycle secular wave.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
As TV producers jockeyed for scoops and access, prosecutors in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, in Fort Worth, were faced with another task.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
Their purple forms flickered as they jockeyed for places.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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His long stay abroad has also stoked talk of a post-Biya future and accelerated jockeying among would-be successors as questions over who might replace him persist.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some locals say the renewed jockeying for clients is the latest distraction from the fight over the toxins they believe are polluting their home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The upper and lower basins are jockeying to shape a new, long-term solution, as several water-sharing pacts expire this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Bass has been polling in first, with Pratt and Raman jockeying for second place.
From Slate ● May 9, 2026
The sectional seated eight, but even with only three Richardson children, there was always a fair amount of jockeying to get the spots with the best view.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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