Jockeys face a clear and present danger - every day

In 2007 John Carter published a book about horse racing, following a group of people involved in the sport around one major course.

Jockeys face a clear and present danger - every day

Newmarket: A Year at the Home of Horse racing tracked figures such as bloodstock agents, trainers and owners through the seasons, but Carter remembered one group a little more vividly than the others. The jockeys.

“That was my first time speaking to jockeys in any detail, and I realised theirs was a fascinating community. I thought there might be a book in it, Bloomsbury (the publishers) thought horse racing was an area they’d like to move into, so . . .”

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