Caroline Beasley | |
Occupation: | Jockey |
Horses: | Eliogarty |
Caroline Robinson, better known under her maiden name, Caroline Beasley, is an Irish jockey. She was the first woman to ride a winner at the Cheltenham Festival in Christie's Foxhunter Chase (in 1983),[1] as well as Aintree's Fox Hunters race (in 1986).[2]
Horsename: | Eliogarty |
Breed: | Thoroughbred |
Sire: | Lucky Brief |
Grandsire: | Counsel |
Dam: | Natanya |
Damsire: | Menelek |
Sex: | Male |
Colour: | Chestnut |
Foaled: | 1975 |
Trainer: | John Hasset |
Beasley's father, Jeremy Beasley,[3] and mother, Pat Beasley,[4] were both involved in horse racing. She was raised in Shropshire. Her first horse, Eliogarty, whom she rode in Cheltenham and Aintree, was a gift from her father, and was trained in County Clare, Ireland, by John Hasset.[5]