Jim Crowley emerged as British flat racing Champion Jockey in the 2016 racing season. Mr. Crowley is from Ascot and was initially a National Hunt jockey at the time of his successful pupilage at the Sue Smith’s stable. Prior to switching to flat racing, the immensely talented rider registered an estimated 300 wins in various National Hunt meetings.
Mostly riding for his sister-in-law – Amanda Perrett at Pulborough – the talented jockey also made the most out of a notable stint as a stable jockey for Ralph Beckett in 2010. Working diligently the gifted rider managed his first ever flat racing win in 2016. This achievement didn’t come on a silver platter because the trailblazer had to shake off a great deal of stiff competition from Silvestre de Sousa – the previous year’s champion.
In 2016, Crowley made the headlines after landing a lucrative deal as the first-choice jockey for Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum. Coming within the same year that he attained his first British flat racing honors, the auspicious recognition increased his reputation in the sport yet further. As of August 2016, Jim Crowley had amassed a total of 38 major career wins.
