1) Frankie Dettori - has ridden some of the most well-known horses in the world including Enable, Stradivarius, Cracksman and Poet's Voice. One of the most famous flat jockeys despite his past problems. In 2019 he had a strike rate of 26% which is insanely successful. Dettori has had winners all around the world and ridden winners in more than 500 group races. An unforgettable moment was the magnificent seven in 1996.
2) A P McCoy- An incredible jump jockey he even has a horse named after him "Champ". His strike rate in his final year of riding in 2015 was 28%. He had 31 festival wins which is an unbelievable number. An unmatchable feat that he achieved was well over 4000 winners and 20 consecutive wins. These show why he is undeniably one of the best jump jockeys.
3) Kieren Fallon- After his slow start to his career and again he faced various issues surrounding his weight and substance abuse his career was somewhat fragmented. A few of the horses that he's ridden are Gabrial, Hoof It, Yeats and Footsteps In The Sand. Yet these troubles didn't stop him achieving a multiple time 1000 and 2000 guineas winners and 6-time champion jockey. But this is clearly a controversial especially because of his behaviour, personally, I think his achievements outweigh these.
4) Richard Johnson- The four-time champion jump jockey and over 3500 winners, these put him in a league of his own. Some of the most memorable horses he's ridden are Native River, Florida Pearl and Looks Like Trouble. He's said to be a little unlucky as he a ridden in the Grand National 21 times but has never ridden a winner in this.
5) Ruby Walsh- He is another widely famous retired jump jockey. His strike rate rarely dropped below 20%. The statistics that he produced were crazy including the leading jockey at Cheltenham Festival eleven times, Irish National Hunt jockey twelve times and won the English Grand National in 2000 at the first time of trying.
Another jockey from the time vault would be Lester Piggot. His success was groundbreaking and he largely revolutionised riding style. He rode nearly 4500 winners, champion jockey 11 times. In my opinion, the most amazing fact is he won his first race when he was 12 years old. He additionally had multiple big race wins with some of the horses like Sir Ivor, The Ministrel and Roberto.
Well, there's my top 5 what do you think? Give me some of your suggestions in the comments below!
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