Josephine Gordon, the reigning champion apprentice, has said she will not follow Hayley Turner’s example and
Travis Benjamin Jersey seek to take advantage of the weight allowance offered to female jockeys by French racing. While Turner said on Saturday that it is “a no-brainer” for her to exploit the 2kg advantage by riding in France this winter, Gordon is planning to spend the off-season in Britain, with perhaps an occasional foray to the Middle East, and has no plans to use the profile she has gained in the past year to break into France. “If Hugo Palmer or another trainer was sending a horse over to France and wanted me to ride it, of course I’d do that,” Gordon said. “If I find myself riding there, then of course I’d embrace it [the allowance]. Hayley Turner to race in France due to female jockeys’ weight allowance Read more “But I’ve never gone away for the winter. I think that’s the time when you can build up your connections in this country, riding on the all-weather. I did go out to Dubai for a weekend last winter and I may possibly go out there again.” Indeed, it would be no surprise if Gordon were a frequent participant in the Dubai Carnival in the early months of next year, having become a regular in the blue silks of Godolphin this year. Having described the French allowance as “a bit offensive” six months ago when it was first announced, Gordon says her feelings on the subject have not changed, although she acknowledges statistics from France-Galop that show female jockeys have had more rides and more winners as a result. But she rejects the idea that any similar scheme would be appropriate in Britain. “I think it’s a lot different here. If you were looking at the situation here 10 years ago, then maybe it would be something to consider. But there are a lot more female jockeys around now compared to when the likes of Hayley were starting.” It is a sign of where Gordon is in her career that she has had to give up her place in Saturday’s novelty Shergar Cup event because Palmer has Group-race entrants at Haydock and Newmarket and will need her at one of those venues. Any young jockey would seize on the chance to ride in a Group race, although Gordon must have had mixed feelings on the subject, having told this reporter two hours before news of her switch that she had been looking forward to the Shergar Cup for three months. Advertisement Turner immediately stepped in to take the vacant slot in the
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