Flat racing's 'Billy the Kid' wants more than just title

And, at just 20, he's the youngest person to do so in more than a century - which means he hasn't yet shaken off the nickname "Billy the Kid". As a 16-year-old, he was taking the racing world by storm , racking up more than 20 winners in the first few weeks of the year - temporarily putting him top of the flat jockey standings. When asked what he would have thought if someone had told him that when he drove up to Newcastle for his first race as an apprentice jockey in October 2022, he said: "I'd have said…
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