Ex-British Champion Jockey Crowley Takes 'Hardest Decision' to Retire

Top jockey eyes ‘next chapter’ after retiring: ‘There are a thousand emotions running through me’

Top jockey Jim Crowley, who won the 2016 Flat jockey crown and scored 29 Group One wins, has retired from race-riding 10 months after a serious fall at York.Jim, 48, announced his retirement on Saturday (1 August) and was given a guard of honour by his weighing room colleagues at Goodwood, a racecourse where he has enjoyed some of his most memorable days.“It has been tough, the hardest decision of my life,” said Jim. “I had my first ride when I …

Jockey Jim Crowley retires 10 months after shocking fall

Ex-British champion jockey Crowley takes 'hardest decision' to retire

The 48-year-old Englishman made the rare switch in 2006 and went on to not only be champion jockey but also to win many major prizes. However, a serious fall in a race last September resulted in fractures to his pelvis and a leg, and despite battling to return to the saddle, he opted to call it a day after undergoing five operations. "I had internal bleeding after the accident and very nearly died that day," he said at Goodwood, the racecourse w…

Top British horse racing jockey retires at 48 after horror fall and 5 surgeries

Jim Crowley has retired from racing after a long and decorated career, following serious injuries sustained in a fall at York racecourse.

Top jockey Jim Crowley retires after horror fall at York led to five operations

The retained rider to top owner/breeders Shadwell announced his decision at the end of the Qatar Goodwood Festival, where he rode the sprinter Battaash to win a record four runnings of the King George Stakes

'Hardest decision of my life' - Jim Crowley announces retirement from riding and reveals plan to start training

The former jockey has retired after suffering serious injuries in a fall last September