Since, Hayley’s trailblazing win 10 years ago, a growing number of women have enjoyed high-level success in Britain from Hollie Doyle’s sensational 2020 on the Flat to Rachael Blackmore historic Grand National win over Jumps to name just a few.
Hayley said, “it’s nice to see the progress female jockeys have made from 10 years ago to how it is now. Not just through their hard work but also I feel the trainers and owners feel more comfortable using a girl than they used to and it’s becoming more common.”
“The coaching, the training, everything has made a massive step forward since I won the July Cup 10 years ago”.
This year’s Darley July Cup gets underway at 4:25pm and will be featured on ITV’s main channel. Coverage of top-class action will start from 1:25pm at Newmarket, Ascot and York racecourses.