Tommie Jakes

Goodwood Racecourse will honour the memory of late apprentice jockey Tommie Jakes during its annual all-apprentice meeting on Friday, June 5. A dedicated race will be run in memory of Tommie Jakes, who passed away in October last year at the age of 19. Jakes's parents will attend as special guests and present the trophy following the race. Since his death, Jakes's mother, Tonie, has worked closely with the racing industry to raise awareness of mental health and the support available to young jockeys. First introduced by Goodwood in 2022,...

Apprentice jockey Tommie Jakes has died at the age of 19, the Injured Jockeys Fund (IJF) and Professional Jockeys Association (PJA) have announced. Jakes had his first ride under Rules in January 2023 and ended that year with 11 winners in Britain, before adding another 29 winners to his tally in 2024. George Boughey's Fouroneohfever provided him with his most recent win when scoring at Catterick on October 18, taking his total for the current season to 19. Having ridden at Nottingham on Wednesday, Jakes was due to have two...

NEWMARKET, England--Fifteen-year-old Ruairi Kilmartin was left speechless after his Dark Angel (Ire) filly--a mere €7,000 buy at the Goffs November Foal Sale--had provided him with a fairytale result when selling to Paul Corrigan for 70,000gns on the opening day of the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale. "No, never," an incredulous Kilmartin replied when asked whether he'd dared to dream of lot 159 making that sort of money. "I thought she'd make 20 or 30 grand, but that's exceeded my expectations. We were flat out there yesterday evening with 40 or 50...

Marco Ghiani, the champion apprentice in the UK in 2021, has been handed a 34-day ban by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA)'s Whip Review Committee. Ghiani broke the whip rules for the fifth time in the last six months. A total of nine days of his ban have been deferred for a period of six months, and he will also need to complete a two-day training course. The rider already has a win at Royal Ascot to his credit with Real World (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), and is also a...