Nationwide Hunt jockey Jamie Moore has referred to as time on his occupation within the saddle following medical doctors’ recommendation.
“It’s with massive be apologetic about that, following my ultimate fall in November 2023, I can no longer be returning to race-riding,” stated 39-year-old Jamie, who sustained a fractured vertebra, damaged ribs, and a damaged nostril within the incident at Lingfield.
“After being checked by means of most sensible neurologists and spinal consultants, and taking recommendation from physician Jerry Hill and the medical doctors who’ve observed me essentially the most in my occupation, Dr Rizwan Ghani and Dr Lucy Unfastened, I’ve been medically urged to not race journey once more.”
Jamie Moore rode 968 winners all over his 22-year occupation. His first below Regulations used to be Stormy Skye in November 2001 at Nottingham, and he rode his first Grade One winner, It Takes Time, within the 2005 Ascot Chase.
Jamie loved six extra Grade One victories, 5 of the ones with the highest two-mile chaser Sire De Grugy, who used to be skilled by means of Jamie’s father Gary. The pair’s successes integrated two Tingle Creeks and the 2014 Champion Chase at Cheltenham.
“I want to thank everybody who has caught by means of me and supported me all over my occupation,” stated Jamie.
“Clearly I’ve been very fortunate to have any such just right instructor in my father Gary, who’s at all times supported me, at the side of his sensible, devoted house owners. My mom Jayne and my spouse Lucie have additionally at all times been there for me.
“Again to the beginning and my first boss, Mr Pipe [Martin], who helped me develop into champion conditional. To each and every different instructor and each and every proprietor I’ve ridden for; my agent Dave Roberts; my sponsors; the entire sensible strong body of workers and the [Professional Jockeys Association] PJA and the IJF, who’ve at all times been so supportive.”
Jamie paid tribute to the “very best position it is advisable want to paintings – the weighing room”.
“To the entire physios, tea boys and women, nurses and weighing room body of workers who’ve made every day of going to paintings a lot more stress-free. And to the entire sensible jockeys and valets previous and provide who I’ve made lifelong pals with,” he stated.
“I can massively leave out the weighing room. There were some ups and a variety of downs however everyone seems to be at all times there for you. You’ve all been most sensible magnificence. It’s unimaginable to position into phrases how grateful I’m to each one in every of you.”
PJA govt director Dale Gibson stated Jamie “sadly suffered greater than his justifiable share” of long-term accidents and neglected the an identical of 4 years’ race-riding because of this, however his “outstanding fortitude and urge for food for race-riding shone like a beacon all over.”
“Jamie used to be and can stay universally common inside the weighing room and wider racing business. His down-to-earth, no-nonsense manner along his authentic love of the pony must be wholeheartedly applauded,” he stated.
“He additionally served his colleagues and the PJA exceptionally smartly as a security officer since December 2019, in addition to being a unswerving supply for normal recommendation to the PJA and more youthful jockeys each off and on the racecourse.
“Jamie has been a excitement to constitute and will probably be sorely neglected within the weighing room. We would like him, his spouse Lucie and their circle of relatives the entire highest and we sit up for seeing him on a racecourse quickly in his 2nd occupation.”
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