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BRS Graduate takes top Newmarket job as stable jockey to John Gosden
WILLIAM BUICK'S reputation as the rising star of the weighing room was underlined on Wednesday with the news that trainer John Gosden has made him his new stable jockey.
A Graduate of the British Racing School through the Employer Referral Course and at only 21, the joint champion apprentice of 2008 has gone from riding his first winner to retained rider for one of the most powerful stables in Europe in just over three years. Gosden last night compared him to one of his previous stable jockeys Frankie Dettori.
Buick, who has the likes of Showcasing and Dar Re Mi to look forward to, will start his position in earnest at the start of the turf season and will ride the stable's contenders on World Cup night at Meydan on March 27. Ironically his biggest career success so far came in the Grade 1 EP Taylor Stakes at Woodbine, Canada in October when he beat the Gosden-trained Rainbow View into second aboard Lahaaleeb for Mick Channon.
Gosden told the Racing Post on Wednesday night: "William Buick will be riding next season for the stable here at Newmarket.
Buick, who was based with Andrew Balding, has attracted the attention of several top trainers over the past few seasons and, as well as riding his first Group 1 winner for Channon, also won a valuable sales race for Barry Hills on Swilly Ferry and has ridden regularly for Luca Cumani.
Gosden said: "William Buick is a talented young rider who has come up in the right school and I look forward to working with him. The only other jockey I have ever retained was Frankie Dettori and he had a similar profile.
The British Racing School wish all the luck in the world for William with his new and exciting appointment.