Seven of France’s top 50 Flat jockeys this year are women, up from zero in 2016 and five more than in Britain
While waiting at Longchamp for Japan to win Sunday’s big race, it crossed my mind to check how female jockeys are faring in France, two years after officials there decided to help their cause with a 2kg weight allowance, later trimmed to 1.5kg. The answer appears to be that the initiative, viewed with widespread suspicion in Britain, is proving a success.
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Ayr 1.35 Alix James 2.05 Tomily 2.40 Cliff Bay 3.10 Be Proud 3.40 Inner Circle 4.10 Club Wexford 4.40 Outside Inside 5.10 Arms Of The Angel
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