Oxford’s series of Stobart Champion Jockeys trucks celebrates the great achievements of world famous riders. Hayley Turner was born in 1983 in Nottinghamshire and had her first ride in public on Markellis in March 2000. Her first win was on Generate at Pontefract three months later. She has since ridden winners for many trainers but is best known for her successful association with Newmarket based Derby winning trainer Michael Bell. Despite being badly injured in an accident in March 2009, she recovered sufficiently to return to racing later the same year, ending the season with 60 winners. One of the highlights of her amazing career saw her become the first female jockey in history to ride on the Dubai World Cup night in May 2012. A few days later she became the second female jockey in history to ride in the Epsom Derby. She also had a great win in the Beverly D Stakes in America - the first UK based girl to ride an international Group One winner. When Hayley retired at the end of the 2015 season, she had 764 career wins under her belt! She is considered to be the first woman to achieve such a sustained and successful career as a professional jockey in the UK and as a result she has inspired other women to enter the sport.
The Stobart truck in their Renewable Energy colour scheme of white with expertly applied graduated green, orange and yellow decoration on a red chassis is registered PX15 JGY. We see Hayley racing in different silks on each side of the vehicle and on the rear of the truck she is pictured in bright pink with hand raised in a victory salute. Amongst other things, her retirement plans include horse racing broadcasting.