Grégory_Benoist

Grégory Benoist

Grégory Benoist

Belgian jockey based in France

Grégory Benoist (born 7 February 1983 in Etterbeek[1]) is a Belgian former[2] flat racing jockey based in France. A son of a jockey, he apprenticed in 1999 at the AFASEC riding school in Chantilly[3] and won his first race in the same year at Vittel.[4] It took him more than ten years to establish himself as a top jockey, winning his first group race in 2009 Prix Miesque with Lixirova[4] and then his first group 1 in 2013 Critérium International aboard Ectot.[3] He was a retained jockey for Al Shaqab Racing in France from 2015 to 2019[5]

Major wins

France France

United Kingdom Great Britain

References

  1. [1]
    ""gregory-benoist la renaissance"".
  2. [2]
    "Grégory Benoist dit stop".
  3. [3]
    "No stopping Grégory Benoist".
  4. [4]
    "Grégory Benoist : "J'ai toujours un briquet bleu, c'est hyper important pour moi"".
  5. [5]
    ""Gregory Benoist joins Al Shaqab riding roster"".
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