David Harrison (jockey)

David Paul Harrison (born 8 July 1972 in St Asaph, North Wales) is a former flat racing jockey.

For other people with the same name, see David Harrison.
David Harrison
OccupationJockey
Born (1972-07-08) 8 July 1972
St Asaph, North Wales
Major racing wins
Irish St Leger, Hong Kong Derby, Derby Italiano, Swiss Derby, Ulster Derby, Royal Hunt Cup, Criterion Stakes, Northumberland Plate, Cambridgeshire Handicap, Nell Gwyn Stakes
Racing awards
British flat racing Champion Apprentice 1992
Honours
Lester Award Apprentice Jockey of the Year 1992
Significant horses
Arctic Owl, Holy Grail, Single Empire, Mongol Warrior, Penny Drops, Blomberg, Thrilling Day, Colour Sergeant, Bishop of Cashel, Bold Gait, Miss Stamper, Don Corleone, Travelmate, Romanov, Muchea, Docklands Limo

Harrison rode his first winner on a horse called Majestic Image at Southwell Racecourse on St David's Day, 1 March 1991. He went on to become the British flat racing Champion Apprentice jockey in 1992, with 56 winners, also winning the Lester Award for 'Apprentice Jockey of the Year'.

During his 11 years in racing, his major wins included the Royal Hunt Cup for Queen Elizabeth II at Royal Ascot (Colour Sergeant) along with victories in the Hong Kong Derby (Holy Grail) and Irish St. Leger (Arctic Owl).[1]

Other notable winners include Mongol Warrior, trained by Lord Huntingdon which became the first British trained winner of the Swiss Derby and Single Empire, trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam, winner of the Derby Italiano. He also rode many winners as stable jockey to trainers James Fanshawe and Brian Kan.[2]

Harrison's career ended prematurely, after he damaged his spinal cord when he fell from the racehorse, My Chief, in a race at Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong, on 30 May 2001.[3] My Chief clipped the heels of another horse and took a heavy fall.[2]

After his accident, Harrison relocated to Andalucia and became an agent for other jockeys.[1]

References
  1. By HOTSPUR (J A McGrath) 7:48PM BST 01 Jul 2009 (2009-07-01). "Agent Harrison has new mission: Horse Racing". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  2. "Hong Kong Jockey Harrison Injured". BloodHorse.com. 2001-05-30. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  3. Graham Green (2009-06-02). "Former jockey Harrison returns to racing as agent | Horse Racing News". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
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