Tom Marquand introduced up his 1,000th winner in Britain aboard 5 Cities at Windsor on Monday night.
The 25-year-old, who has constructed up a repute for being among the best jockeys round, had already reached that determine in Britain and Eire however has now reached the milestone on house soil having efficiently linked up with a filly appropriately educated by his boss, William Haggas.
Marquand started his profession with Richard Hannon in 2014 and solely a 12 months later was topped champion apprentice on the tender age of 18.
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Tom Marquand and Desert Hero win at Royal Ascot
His first Group-level success got here in 2017 when Anna Nerium landed Salisbury’s Dick Poole Stakes, however he must wait till 2020 for his first Group One victory which fittingly got here in Australia the place Marquand spent loads of his time honing his craft.
He earned the moniker ‘Aussie Tom’ for his exploits within the Southern Hemisphere and partnered the Haggas-trained Addeybb to 3 big-race victories in Australia earlier than additionally combining for Champion Stakes glory at Ascot in 2020.
That triumph got here shortly after Marquand landed his first Basic success, as he proved an in a position late deputy aboard Joseph O’Brien’s Galileo Chrome within the St Leger at Doncaster.
Earlier this 12 months he wrote himself into the Royal Ascot historical past books when steering Haggas’ Desert Hero to win the King George V Stakes.
It was the primary time the King and Queen’s colors had been carried to victory on the Royal assembly for the reason that loss of life of the Queen.
Marquand married fellow jockey Hollie Doyle in 2022, with the pair sitting second and third respectively behind William Buick on this season’s jockeys’ championship.
“It is implausible,” Marquand informed Sky Sports activities Racing. “It takes loads of horses and lot of individuals to trip 1,000 winners, so I am very lucky to have had that help.”