Alex Greaves | |
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Occupation | Jockey |
Major racing wins | |
Major races Nunthorpe Stakes (1997 (dh)) | |
Significant horses | |
Ya Malak |
Alex Greaves is a retired British flat racing jockey.
She was the first woman to win a Group 1 horse race in Great Britain when she dead-heated in the 1997 Nunthorpe Stakes at York on Ya Malak. She became the first female apprentice to ride out her claim and partnered around 300 winners in a 15-year career. [1]
She was married to the late racehorse trainer, Dandy Nicholls. [2]