05-05-2025 18:00 via theguardian.com

A $15m jockeys racing league would relegate real stars to supporting role

The concept may help revolutionise global horseracing but downplaying the thoroughbreds misses the pointIt was a case of eyes down for marketing buzzword bingo on Monday morning, as news emerged that a dozen leading riders, including Frankie Dettori, Ryan Moore, William Buick and Yutaka Take, have signed up to compete in a new international jockeys’ league from 2026, with up to 10 six-race fixtures annually staged at some of the sport’s most famous tracks around the world.According t
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