Grégory Benoist
Grégory Benoist (born 7 February 1983 in Etterbeek[1]) is a Belgian flat racing jockey based in France. A son of a jockey, he apprenticed in 1999 at the AFASEC riding school in Chantilly[2] and won his first race in the same year at Vittel.[3] 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[3] and then his first group 1 in 2013 Critérium International aboard Ectot.[2] He was a retained jockey for Al Shaqab Racing in France from 2015 to 2019[4] and is married to a French trainer Anastasia Wattel.
Major wins
- Critérium International - (1) - Ectot (2013)
- Poule d'Essai des Pouliches - (1) - Avenir Certain (2014)
- Prix de Diane - (1) - Avenir Certain (2014)
- Prix Saint-Alary - (1) - Jemayel (2016)
- Prix Jean Prat - (1) - Zelzal (2016)
- Prix Rothschild - (1) - Qemah (2016)
- Prix d'Ispahan - (1) - Mekhtaal (2017)
- Prix Vermeille - (1) - Sweet Lady (2022)
- Coronation Stakes - (1) - Qemah (2016)
References
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