| Richard Kingscote | |
|---|---|
 Richard Kingscote in 2024 | |
| Occupation | Flat racing jockey |
| Born | 19 July 1986 |
| Nationality | British |
| Significant horses | |
Richard Kingscote is a British jockey who competes in flat racing. He won the 2022 Epsom Derby on Desert Crown.
| Richard Kingscote | |
|---|---|
| Richard Kingscote in 2024 | |
| Occupation | Flat racing jockey |
| Born | 19 July 1986 |
| Nationality | British |
| Significant horses | |
Richard Kingscote is a British jockey who competes in flat racing. He won the 2022 Epsom Derby on Desert Crown.
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]
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