Nico de Boinville

Nicolai "Nico" de Boinville (born 14 August 1989)[1] is an English horse racing jockey who competes in National Hunt racing.[2] De Boinville has ridden more Grade One winners than any British jumps jockey currently active.[3]

Early life

The son of an insurance broker, from 2002 to 2007 de Boinville was educated at Bradfield College, a boarding independent school for boys in the village of Bradfield in Berkshire, followed by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He had initially intended to study Politics at Newcastle, but left during his first year, in order to pursue a career in horse racing.[4][5]

Life and career

De Boinville started his racing career as a stable lad at Nicky Henderson's Seven Barrows stables.

After being a professional jockey for just over a year, de Boinville won the 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup riding Coneygree for trainer Mark Bradstock.[6][7] Since then, de Boinville has gone on to win 15 times at the Cheltenham Festival.

He and his wife Serena (née Cookson) have a daughter, Antigoni Shaunagh Chastel de Boinville, born on 3 July 2019, according to thepeerage.com.

Cheltenham Festival winners (15)

Major wins

Great Britain

Ireland

United States

References
  1. "de Boinville, Nicolai". www.directoryoftheturf.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. "I will be on M6 for Sprinter Sacre's comeback". The Yorkshire Post. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. "Nico de Boinville on coming close to resigning from Nicky Henderson yard and keeping cool at Cheltenham Festival". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. "Gold Cup for Nico de Boinville (H 02-07)". Bradfield College. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. "Nico de Boinville: 'I used to bunk off public school to watch the racing'". The Guardian. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. "Coneygree wins thrilling Cheltenham Gold Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. "Nico De Boinville rides into the spotlight". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. "Cheltenham 2016: Sprinter Sacre wins Queen Mother Champion Chase". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2016.


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