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playing field, and by the end of the year Her good fortune continued when she saddle exercising the thoroughbreds on
she was the first female in Europe to ride became an apprentice to one of the major the gallops.
100 winners in a calendar year. She was Newmarket trainers, Michael Bell, for “I’ve had six weeks off following the
also voted as 2008 Channel 4 Racing whom she still rides. fall, and I am bored out of my brains now.
Personality of the Year, with 67% majority Hard work and determination has got I know I will have other things to focus on,
of the votes.
this lass places – and she is not about to be such as being the Face of the Derby at
Bemused by all the press attention she
defeated. Medical officers suggest that she Epsom, and various media opportunities,
received on reaching her century, Hayley
be put out to grass for a year, but Hayley but it is not the same as riding.
sees no reason why she should be treated
herself has other plans. She may appeal “Riding is my life and I love it. I get up
differently from her fellow jockeys.
against the ruling, but even if she chooses every morning, I ride out, then I go racing.
“When I rode my 100th winner at
to accept it, she will still be back in the It’s what I do.”
Wolverhampton, it didn’t dawn on me that
it was such a great achievement. I just
Festival fever
thought I’d get a mention in the local
Derby Festival weekend kicks off this year on Friday June 5. It is
press,” she laughs.
one of the most famous and iconic events in both the sporting and
Hayley has been passionate about
social calendars. The first day, Ladies Day, conjures up images of
horses all her life. She grew up in
glamour, sophistication and style. Then, on the Saturday (Jun 6),
Nottinghamshire, near Southwell
comes the world-famous Derby itself, which dates back to 1780.
Racecourse, and her early start in the
Over 100,000 people flock to Epsom to celebrate in carnival style
saddle was helped by the fact that her
the greatest and most challenging flat race of them all, as horses and
mother was a riding instructor. At 16,
riders are tested over the undulating mile-and-a-half Derby course.
Hayley enrolled herself on a taster course
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at the Northern Racing College,
Doncaster.
Reader Offer Ladies Day at Epsom has become one of the
“I then signed up for a further
highlights of the racing year, and 2009 is sure to be no different. The annual Style on
10 months,” she explains.
the Downs competition is a golden opportunity for chic and stylish summer outfits and
There followed a brief stint with a
millinery to be showcased to the full. The Richmond Magazine series, together with
trainer in Southwell, but unhappy with her
The Epsom Derby itself, is offering one lucky reader six Grandstand badges to enjoy a
progress, Hayley packed her bags and
fantastic Ladies Day out.
headed for the States to fine-tune her
To enter simply send all contact details to Ladies Day offer, Sheengate Publishing
skills.
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“I was there for three months, and I
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must admit that I returned a better rider.”
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