Megan Jordan celebrated the biggest victory of her career in the Queen Mother’s Cup at York on Saturday but was found to have used her whip too many times
A jockey who won her weight in champagne on ITV Racing has been disqualified for breaking the whip rules. The Queen Mother’s Cup is one of the most prestigious races in the calendar for female amateur jockeys and a feature of Macmillan Charity Race Day at York.
Past winners include the Princess Royal, who rode Insular to victory on the Knavesmire in 1988. Saturday’s renewal was contested by 12 runners ridden by some of the best amateur riders on the circuit.
The race was won by the Ben Brookhouse-trained My Dream World, ridden by Megan Jordan, who held off the late rally of Chillingham, ridden by Becky Smith. As part of the race’s tradition the winning rider is presented with her weight in champagne during a weigh-in on the York podium.
During the race Jordan nearly came off when she lost an iron and also managed to catch her whip when it flew out of her hand. She told ITV Racing afterwards: “It didn’t quite go to plan but he’s a lovely big horse and that probably helped me stay on. He looked after me when I needed him to.
