Richard Kingscote

Kingscote grew up in Weston-super-Mare in a family with no racing connections and started riding as a child. He attended the British Racing School and was then apprenticed to trainer Roger Charlton.[1]

Kingscote rode his first winner in 2004.[2] In 2008 he became a stable jockey to trainer Tom Dascombe.[3] On 10 July 2008, he achieved his first success in a Group race when winning the Group 2 July Stakes at Newmarket on the Dascombe-trained Classic Blade. He won his first Group 1 race in September 2014 when riding the Dascombe-trained Brown Panther in the Irish St. Leger at the Curragh.[2] In November 2014 he broke his wrist, elbow, and collar-bone in a fall at Wolverhampton but recovered in time to ride Brown Panther to victory in the Dubai Gold Cup in March 2015.[4][1]

On 4 June 2022, Kingscote won the Derby on the 5/2 favourite Desert Crown, trained by Sir Michael Stoute. It was only his second ride in the Derby, having previously been unplaced on Knight to Behold in 2018.[5]

Kingscote is married to pastry chef Ashleigh and has two sons. He rides motorbikes and has many tattoos.[3]

Great Britain

• Epsom Derby - (1) - Desert Crown (2022)
• Champion Stakes - (1) - Bay Bridge (2022)

Ireland

• Irish St. Leger - (1) - Brown Panther (2014)
• Flying Five Stakes - (1) - Havana Grey (2018)