The title of French flat racing Champion Jockey is awarded to the jockey who rides most
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winners in France. The championship used to run the whole calendar year, but since 2022, it runs from 1st March to 31st October. The change was made to revive the competition and make it more appealing to younger jockeys. The name of the awards in
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is ''Cravache d'Or'' (Golden Whip) for the winner, ''Cravache d'Argent'' (Silver Whip) for the runner-up and ''Cravache de Bronze'' (Bronze Whip) for the third jockey.
Flat racing Cravache d'Or classification
Most successful jockeys
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Yves Saint-Martin
Yves Saint-Martin (born 8 September 1941 in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France) is a retired champion jockey in French Thoroughbred horse race, Thoroughbred horse racing. He is widely considered one of the greatest riders in French racing history.
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Irish flat racing Champion Jockey
The Champion Jockey of flat racing in Ireland is the jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a season. The list below shows the Champion Jockey for each year since 1950.
Champion Jockeys since 1950
* 1950 - J W Thompson
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United States Champion Jockey by earnings There is recognition for the United States Champion Jockey by earnings but no formal award is given to the jockey whose mounts earned the most purse money in American Thoroughbred racing.French jockeys