Sophie Doyle

Sophie Doyle (born 1986) is a Grade 1 race winning British jockey who is based in the United States and competes in flat racing.

Background Doyle is the daughter of trainer Jacqueline Doyle, who trained 2000 Winter Derby winner Zanay and had also been an amateur jump jockey, and older sister of jockey James Doyle. She was born in Cambridge and moved to Lambourn in Berkshire when she was six years old. She learnt to ride as a very young child and at one time was interested in becoming a show jumper, before deciding on a career in horse racing. In 2010, Doyle was the leading female apprentice with 28 wins.

Doyle secured her first Grade win in October 2015, when Fioretti won the Grade 2 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at Keeneland, Kentucky. The victory gave them an entry into the 2015 Breeders' Cup, where they were unplaced in the Filly & Mare Sprint. James Doyle was also riding at the meeting, making them the first brother and sister to ride at a Breeders' Cup. Doyle then made her second appearance at the Breeders' Cup, where Street Band ran unplaced in the 2019 Breeders' Cup Distaff.

Personal life Doyle and her partner, trainer Chris Davis, have a daughter, Emilie, born in 2022.

Major wins

United States Cotillion Stakes - (1) - Street Band (2019)