Jockey Hollie Doyle has secured her 1,000th winner in Britain – and hopes to go on and double her tally.
The 28-year-old became only the second woman after Hayley Turner to reach the landmark with victory aboard Handle With Care, trained by Marco Botti, at Lingfield on Monday.
“I’m delighted to have got that done, it’s another milestone and hopefully there’s another 1,000 under the bonnet somewhere,” said Doyle.
She broke the record for the number of annual winners ridden by a female jockey in 2019 by chalking up 116 triumphs, and reached 1,000 winners worldwide last September.
In 2020, Doyle sealed her first Royal Ascot victory on Scarlet Dragon and claimed five victories in one meeting at Windsor.
Those achievements were recognised as she was named Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year, as well as taking third place in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
She was the first woman to ride a winner on British Champions Day at Ascot and the first female jockey to earn Classic success when landing the French Oaks aboard Nashwa in 2022.
“It’s crazy, I struggle to believe some of the things I’ve achieved and I’m pretty sure a lot of other people do as well,” Doyle, from Herefordshire, told Sky Sports Racing.
“It’s amazing, I just need to keep going.”
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