Hollie Doyle broke her own record for wins by a female jockey in a calendar year in Britain on Wednesday at Kempton when notching her 117th victory for the season aboard the Ralph Beckett-trained State Occasion (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) in a nursery handicap.
Doyle broke Josephine Gordon's record of 106 wins last year, and looks likely to set the benchmark much higher with 2 1/2 months of the year remaining.
Doyle has also won her first group and Royal Ascot races this season, became the first female jockey to win five races in a day at Windsor in August and has picked up a contract as first rider to Imad Al Sagar.
“When I broke the record last year, in the back of my mind I was always thinking about breaking it again this year, as I didn't want it to be a one-off, so I'm delighted to have achieved that goal,” Doyle said. “When you think that we also missed two months of racing this year [through the COVID-19 shutdown], it is amazing that I have been able to do it so quickly. I want to thank all the owners and trainers that have supported me throughout this year. Without them none of this would have been possible.”
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