‘On TV you see the glamorous side of things, but it’s a gruelling sport’: watch top jockey explain her career in racing

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Hayley Turner
Flat racing jockey Hayley Turner experiences a gift ride with Robert Oliver's Champion Heavyweight Hunter Loughkeen Dancing Lord - 03 November 2010 - Upleadon, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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Hayley Turner, a successful Flat jockey, continues to forge out a winning riding career, with hundreds of victories to her name, and counting.

In 2008, Hayley became the first woman to ride 100 UK Flat race winners during a calendar year. She retired from racing in 2015 and became a regular contributor to ITV Racing but she came out of retirement in 2018 and since then has ridden two winners at Royal Ascot.

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.