Grégory Benoist
Grégory Benoist (born 7 February 1983 in Etterbeek[1]) is a Belgian former[2] flat racing jockey based in France. A son of a jockey, he apprenticed in 1999 at the AFASEC riding school in Chantilly[3] and won his first race in the same year at Vittel.[4] It took him more than ten years to establish himself as a top jockey, winning his first group race in 2009 Prix Miesque with Lixirova[4] and then his first group 1 in 2013 Critérium International aboard Ectot.[3] He was a retained jockey for Al Shaqab Racing in France from 2015 to 2019[5]
Major wins[edit]
- Critérium International – (1) – Ectot (2013)
- Poule d'Essai des Pouliches – (1) – Avenir Certain (2014)
- Prix de Diane – (1) – Avenir Certain (2014)
- Prix Saint-Alary – (1) – Jemayel (2016)
- Prix Jean Prat – (1) – Zelzal (2016)
- Prix Rothschild – (1) – Qemah (2016)
- Prix d'Ispahan – (1) – Mekhtaal (2017)
- Prix Vermeille – (1) – Sweet Lady (2022)
- Coronation Stakes – (1) – Qemah (2016)