David Harrison (jockey)
| David Harrison | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born |
8 July 1972 St Asaph, North Wales |
| Major racing wins | |
| Irish St Leger, Hong Kong Derby, Derby Italiano, Swiss Derby, Ulster Derby, Royal Hunt Cup, Criterion Stakes, Northumberland Plate, Cambridgeshire Handicap, Nell Gwyn Stakes | |
| Racing awards | |
| British flat racing Champion Apprentice 1992 | |
| Honours | |
| Lester Award Apprentice Jockey of the Year 1992 | |
| Significant horses | |
| Arctic Owl, Holy Grail, Single Empire, Mongol Warrior, Penny Drops, Blomberg, Thrilling Day, Colour Sergeant, Bishop of Cashel, Bold Gait, Miss Stamper, Don Corleone, Travelmate, Romanov, Muchea, Docklands Limo | |
David Paul Harrison (born 8 July 1972 in St Asaph, North Wales) is a former flat racing jockey.
Harrison rode his first winner on a horse called Majestic Image at Southwell Racecourse on St David's Day, 1 March 1991. He went on to become the British flat racing Champion Apprentice jockey in 1992, with 56 winners, also winning the Lester Award for 'Apprentice Jockey of the Year'.
During his 11 years in racing, his major wins included the Royal Hunt Cup for Queen Elizabeth II at Royal Ascot (Colour Sergeant) along with victories in the Hong Kong Derby (Holy Grail) and Irish St. Leger (Arctic Owl).[1]
Other notable winners include Mongol Warrior, trained by Lord Huntingdon which became the first British trained winner of the Swiss Derby and Single Empire, trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam, winner of the Derby Italiano. He also rode many winners as stable jockey to trainers James Fanshawe and Brian Kan.[2]
Harrison's career ended prematurely, after he damaged his spinal cord when he fell from the racehorse, My Chief, in a race at Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong, on 30 May 2001.[3] My Chief clipped the heels of another horse and took a heavy fall.[2]
After his accident, Harrison relocated to Andalucia and became an agent for other jockeys.[1]
References
- 1 2 By HOTSPUR (J A McGrath) 7:48PM BST 01 Jul 2009 (2009-07-01). "Agent Harrison has new mission: Horse Racing". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- 1 2 "Hong Kong Jockey Harrison Injured". BloodHorse.com. 2001-05-30. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ By Graham Green10.48AM 2 JUN 2009 (2009-06-02). "Former jockey Harrison returns to racing as agent | Horse Racing News". Racing Post. Retrieved 2016-04-12.