Danny Cook

Danny has been working as an amateur jockey at Pond House since September 2007.

He was born in Romford in 1983 and got into horses and racing just by watching it on the television and gaining an interest in the sport. Danny used to work for Crown Landscaping with his father doing garden landscaping before going to work at Barry Leavy’s racing yard.

Danny’s best times in racing was when he won on Stewarts Lad in a photo finish to an odds on favourite and his two wins on Debbie when he was a conditional jockey.

The best horses Danny has looked after are Wise King, from the Jim Old’s team and Not Left Yet here at Pond House. His favourite horses of all time are Persian Punch and Red Rum.

Danny lives with his partner Olivia and their Son Archie who was born in 2006. He rode in 39 races when he was a conditional jockey and had three wins, one on Stewarts Lad and two on Debbie. He has also ridden in the Jewson Final where he finished 4th on Debbie. He has ridden in 31 races whilst being an amateur.

Outside of racing Danny enjoys fishing and football and he supports Arsenal. His plan for the future is to ride in and win as many races as he can.

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