This year promises to be another year of competitive horse racing events, full of drama and surprises.

As most people know, the Irish love horse races and betting on their favorite jockeys. They thoroughly enjoy comparing horse racing statistics and reading experts’ predictions before placing their online horse betting at DraftKings.

Some just enjoy reading about the leading jockeys of the season and watching the races without placing any bets.

This article will profile the top jockeys of the season and list their individual winnings, notable achievements and their personal career history.

Different horse racing categories

The jockeys will be divided into their specific racing category and ranked within their category.

Flat Jockey Championship

In a flat race, there are no obstacles to jump over. The track is usually somewhere between five furlongs and two miles long.

In Ireland, these races are usually on grass. However, some flat races also take place on an all-weather surface.

Flat racecourses are the most popular type of tracks in horse racing. Those who participate in a flat horse race need to have the right amount of stamina, technique and speed in order to win.

Jump Jockey Championship

As opposed to flat races, jump races require horses to jump over several obstacles. These obstacles can vary in shape and size.

The distance between each obstacle also varies depending on the racetrack. The type of track will therefore differ from one racecourse to another and change depending on weather.

There are other types of horse races but these two are the most common ones.

Leading jockeys in the Flat Jockey Championship Category

The following jockeys are the top athletes in the flat racing category.

William Buick

William Buick is currently ranked first in the Flat Jockey Championship category. He is a 34-year-old jockey with three different nationalities, British, Danish and Norwegian.

Buick has an impressive record having won numerous titles throughout the world. He was awarded the Lester Award for Apprentice Jockey of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

He also co-won the Champion Apprentice Jockey title in 2008. Since then, he has won four British Classic Races, the St Leger (2010, 2011, 2021) and the Derby in 2018.

Most of his wins have been in the United Kingdom although he has also won numerous prizes in France (e.g. Grand Prix de Paris), Canada, Ireland, the United States, Germany and the United Arab Emirates.

According to one source, Buick earned more than 6 million British pounds in 2022 alone from his wins.

Hollie Doyle

Hollie Doyle has broken many records over the last few years. At age 25, Doyle became the first female jockey to win a French Classic and the first British female jockey to win a European Classic.

In 2020, she was awarded third position in the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year Award. As for The Sunday Times, they selected her as their Sportswoman of the Year.

Now aged 26 years old (born in 1996), Hollie Doyle has a very promising career ahead of her and might just continue to make history.

She has won three races in the United Kingdom including the British Champions Sprint Stakes and the Nassau Stakes. She has won two prizes in France including the Prix de Diane.

One source reports that Hollie Doyle has earned more than 5 million pounds over her entire jockey career.

Tom Marquand

Tom Marquand, married to Hollie Doyle, is one of the top three jockeys in flat racing.

Marquand was a champion apprentice jockey back in 2015 and was selected as one of the finalists of the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2019.

The British athlete has had some major wins in France, Australia, Ireland and Great Britain. For example, he won the Prix de Royallieu (2022) in France as well as Champion Stakes (2020) and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2022).

Aged only 25 (b.1998), Tom Marquand is sure to earn more titles over the next few years.

According to one source, he has collected approximately 7 million pounds in winnings over his entire career.

Other leading jockeys in horse racing

Here are some of other leading jockey players in the flat racing category:

? Paul Mulrennan

? Ben Curtis

? Daniel Tudhope

? Andrea Atzeni

? Richard Kingscote

? Kevin Stott

? David Probert

And here are some of the leading jockey players in the Jump Jockey Championship:

? Brian Hughes

? Sean Bowen

? Harry Cobden

? Harry Skelton

? Sam Twiston-Davies

? Gavin Sheehan

? Paddy Brennan

? Sean Quinlan

? Tom Cannon

? Jonjo O’Neill Jr.