Rachel King

Background King was born in Waterperry near Oxford. Her father, Chris, was a fishmonger and amateur jockey and trainer who rode in point-to-points. While at school, she had a holiday job in the yard of trainer Mick Channon.

King was invited to Japan in August 2023 to represent Australia in the annual . She finished in second place, one point behind Japanese jockey Mirai Iwata. On 4 November 2023, she secured her fifth Group 1 win, riding Ozzmosis for Bjorn Baker in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne.

King returned to Japan in January 2024 for two months after being granted a short-term license, sponsored by trainer Noriyuki Hori. On 21 January, King won the Grade 2 American Jockey Club Cup on for Hori, making her the first foreign female jockey to win a graded flat race in Japan. She went on to win the Grade 3 Tokyo Shimbun Hai on Sakura Toujours for Hori. King rode again in Japan in 2025 and became the first female jockey to win a Grade 1 flat race in Japan when she won the February Stakes on Costa Nova, trained by Tetsuya Kimura.

Major wins Australia Coolmore Stud Stakes – Ozzmosis (2023) Sydney Cup – Knights Order (2022) Arapaho (2025) Spring Champion Stakes – Maid of Heaven (2018) H E Tancred Stakes – Arapaho (2023) The Metropolitan – Just Fine (2023) Japan February Stakes – Costa Nova (2025)

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