Alex Greaves

Alex Greaves is a retired British flat racing jockey

Alex Greaves
OccupationJockey
Major racing wins
Major races
Nunthorpe Stakes (1997 (dh))
Significant horses
Ya Malak

She was the first woman to win a Group 1 horse race in Great Britain when she dead-heated in the 1997 Nunthorpe Stakes at York on Ya Malak. She became the first female apprentice to ride out her claim and partnered around 300 winners in a 15-year career.[1]

She was married to the late racehorse trainer, Dandy Nicholls.[2]

Major wins

United Kingdom Great Britain

References

  1. "Hayley Turner: Sorcery of the apprentice stakes a claim for girl power". The Independent. 9 October 2005. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. Evans, Martin (27 May 2016). "Legendary horse racing trainer in court on sex charges". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2017.


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