Hollie Doyle Wins Prestigious Prix de Diane Longines

Hollie Doyle was hailed as one of the best in the business on June 20 as her weighing room colleagues applauded her landmark success aboard Nashwa in the Prix de Diane Longines.

Hollie Doyle partnered Nashwa to win the Prix de Diane Longines on June 20, a group 1 European classic.

This win marked the first for a female jockey in a group 1 European classic and came just five days after Doyle partnered her third winner at Royal Ascot with Bradsell in the Coventry Stakes.

Josephine Gordon, who became just the second female rider in Britain to partner more than 100 winners in a year in 2017, progressed through the riding ranks alongside Doyle and was delighted to see her friend win a first classic.

Hayley Turner was also on the mark at last week's Royal Ascot with Latin Lover and Gordon feels it is a sure sign of progress that instead of the focus falling on the sex of the winning rider, it is now about their ability in the saddle.

Gordon and her mount Peggy Sioux finished a close third behind Turner and Latin Lover in the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes last week, with Gordon coming within half a length of a first success at the royal meeting.

Joanna Mason, who rode her 100th winner at Redcar Racecourse on Saturday, was another to celebrate Doyle's classic strike and thanked her weighing room colleague for her work in recent seasons to promote female riders.

Doyle's success has made the pathway for a lot of female jockeys, breaking down the barriers of stereotypes of girls and boys.

The win was a brilliant performance, and Doyle deserves it, according to Gordon.

Hollie Doyle and Hayley Turner are up there with the boys and are good jockeys, said Gordon.

Doyle's win in the Prix de Diane Longines was a historic moment for female jockeys, and it will be remembered for a long time.

Gordon thinks that in another five or 10 years it's going to be 50-50 girls and boys over here.

Doyle's success is a great sign of progress for female jockeys, and it will inspire many young girls to take up the sport.

The future of horse racing looks bright for female jockeys, thanks to the hard work and dedication of riders like Hollie Doyle.