Hollie Doyle Rides 150th Winner of the Season

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Fresh off finishing third in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year poll on Sunday, jockey Hollie Doyle rode her 150th winner of the season aboard Darwell Lion (Ire) (The Last Lion {Ire}) in the fourth race at Lingfield on Tuesday. The 4-1 chance is trained by Ellmarie Holden and won the novice stakes by a length.

Doyle told Sky Sports Racing, “It’s great to get to 150. To get the 100 up was a relief, but to get 150 is different class–I didn’t think it would happen this year.”

“He’s a big strong horse and knew what he was doing, to be honest. He travelled nicely, but was finding it all a bit sharp early on, so I just sat on him. He was very green in the closing stages, but I’ve no doubt he’s a nice horse.”

In 2020, Doyle already broke her own record for most winners in a calendar year by a female jockey, as well as winning two races on QIPCO British Champions Day, among them her first Group 1 with Glen Shiel (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) in the G1 British Champions Sprint S. Earlier in the year she was aboard Scarlet Dragon (GB) (Sir Percy {GB}) for a first win by a female jockey at Royal Ascot. Doyle also became the first woman to ride a winner in the Longines International Jockeys Championship in Hong Kong earlier this month.

Added Doyle, “The Group 1 on Champions Day is the biggest highlight of the year for me. Hopefully it will unlock a few doors for the future–it’s great to get it under my belt at such a young age.”

Another crack at the jockeys’ championship is in the cards in 2021. The 2020 The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year said, “I’ll give it a go. I’ll always be trying as hard as I can and I hope I can land in that position one day, whether it be next year or the year after I don’t know. The main thing is to try and keep people happy and ride as many winners as I can.”

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