jump jockey

noun

1. a jockey who rides in steeplechases (as opposed to one who rides in flat races)

Example Sentences

The retired 20-time champion jump jockey added on ITV Racing: "He's the real deal. That was a proper performance. He travelled all the way, jumped well and it looked so simple."

From BBC

Any jump jockey who strikes their mount 12 times or more in a big race would have their horse disqualified under the new rules .

From BBC

Four-time champion jump jockey Richard Johnson has announced his retirement with immediate effect.

From BBC

"We can't say we're looking after horses and giving them dignity when we're clearly not," eight-time champion jump jockey Peter Scudamore told BBC Sport's Laura Scott.

From BBC

Frost’s brother Hadden was a successful jump jockey before turning to show-jumping whilst her father is Jimmy Frost, a former jockey who won the Grand National in 1981.

From Reuters