Jamie Melham has been hailed as the world’s leading female jockey following her record-breaking Melbourne Cup victory aboard Half Yours, completing an unprecedented Cups double for the Australian rider.
Just two weeks
By EQUITAS Editorial Team
In a quietly groundbreaking study, Dr Cíara Losty, a sport and performance psychologist based at South East Technological University, Waterford, has brought to light one of the most under-examined
The Kentucky Derby is known for its glamour, its traditions, and its speed—but behind the scenes, there’s another kind of race happening. One where the stakes are about access, equality, and
There’s no disguising it — despite being hailed as elite athletes, many of Britain’s female jockeys are still changing in broom cupboards.
In 2025.
Cramped, damp, and often degrading, the state of
When Hayley Turner took her first ride as an apprentice jockey in 2000, few could have imagined the trail she was about to blaze—not just in the saddle, but across the entire
