Maryline Eon has found France’s weight allowance for female jockeys to be a good idea, despite her early scepticism
Today’s Talking Horses comes to you from a rural hotel outside Stockholm, close to the newish Bro Park racecourse which will stage tonight’s first ever Lady Jockeys World Thoroughbred Championships. It’s one of those titles that really lets you know about the ambitions of the event’s backers, which include Benny Andersson from Abba, a longstanding fan of the game, who used to have horses in training with John Dunlop.
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