William Buick
- January 6, 2024
- Jockey
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William Buick Biography
| Name | William Buick |
| Birthday | Jul 22 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Parents | Walter Buick, Maria Buick |
William Buick is one of the most popular and richest Jockey who was born on July 22, 1988 in Norway. Buick is a native of Norway in 1988. There, his Scottish-born father Walter was a Scandinavian champion jockey for eight occasions. His mom, Maria, a dressage showjumper and horse. Buick has two brothers, Martin as well as Andrew.
After finishing 3rd in the championship for apprentices in 2007 during his first full season of riding, Buick was in a great battle for the title of 2008 apprentice that was fought between Buick as well as David Probert, who like Buick was part of Andrew Balding’s stable. Andrew Balding stable and had his first ride with his schoolmaster at the stable, Tiny Tim.
Buick and Gosden were to enjoy further Group 1 success together in 2010, with victory in the Arlington Million (Debussy) in August followed by St Leger victory for Arctic Cosmos at Doncaster, giving Buick a maiden Classic success and Gosden a third St Leger victory (Shantou in 1996 and Lucarno in 2007). After the win, Buick said “To be standing here is very special. To win a Classic is what every jockey wants to do and it has been my dream since I came into racing”.
The partnership got off to a perfect start at the Dubai Carnival in March 2010, with Buick winning the Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan on Gosden’s Dar Re Mi on what was his first top-level ride (and just fourth ride in total) for the trainer. After the race, Gosden commented on the appointment of Buick. “Yes, it is good to be vindicated straightaway. I like his style, I like his intelligence, I like his balance.”
Buick was a tiny horse for his age, but he had first rode on the 10th of August 2006, at the age of 18 with Tiny Tim in Brighton. Tiny Tim’s trainer Andrew Balding later said “We had to be a little careful and hold him back a little, because he was so small. But he had a knack of settling horses and by the time he had his first ride we could see he was very talented.”
William Buick Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Jockey |
| House | Living in own house. |
William Buick is one of the richest Jockey from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William Buick 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
William Buick (born 22 July 1988) is a Norwegian flat jockey, who has British as well as Danish citizenship. He was the Champion Apprentice Jockey award in 2008 alongside David Probert and won the Lester Award for Apprentice Jockey of the Year in 2007 as well as 2008. The first time he won a group race was the St. Simon Stakes. His first race in the group one win was at the E. P. Taylor Stakes on Lahaleeb. In 2010, he was enlisted to John Gosden as his stable jockey. He also was able to win his second group one race in the Dubai Sheema Classic. He is currently being employed as a jockey by Godolphin Racing for whom he was the winner of in the 2017 Epsom Derby on Masar.
The first time Buick won was at his Paul D’Arcy trained Bank On Benny at Salisbury on September 27, 2006. By the close of the year, Buick had won 10 times and led Ian Balding to say “without question he is the best apprentice we have ever had.”
After a successful start to his career as stable jockey to John Gosden in 2010, Buick was tipped by many to challenge for the flat jockeys championship in 2011. However, with the Horseman’s Group having set prize-money tariffs specifying the minimum amount of prize-money racecourses should offer for each type of race, Gosden was one of a number of trainers to agree to a boycott of ‘under-tariff’ races, a stance that led Buick to comment “It’s going to affect me, but I totally agree with it. Something has to be done about it and that’s the only way it’s going to be done, by people not running their horses.” Nevertheless, Buick was able to ride a century of winners in Britain in a calendar year for the first time and, for the second year running, was successful in five Group 1 contests worldwide. The first of these was a success on Nathaniel in the Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in July. Nathaniel had already given Buick the second Royal Ascot victory of his career in the King Group 2 Edward VII Stakes (quickly followed by Beachfire later that day in the Wolferton handicap) earlier in the season. Dream Ahead, on whom Buick had won two Group 1 races in 2011, won both the Sprint Cup at Haydock over 6f and then the Prix de la Foret over 7f at Longchamp, in which he beat the star French mare Goldikova, providing Buick with the first Group 1 double of his career, having won the Prix Marcel Boussac earlier that day on Elusive Kate for John Gosden. Buick also embarked on a relationship with Victor. Buick’s also won a second successive St Leger with victory on Masked Marvel on what was just his second ride in the race.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Weight | 53 kg |
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On 28 March 2015 Buick rode Prince Bishop to victory in the Dubai World Cup. This race is one of the richest ($10 million) races in horse racing. Prince Bishop was owned (now retired) by Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum and trained by Saeed bin Suroor
Facts & Trivia
William Ranked on the list of most popular Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. William Buick celebrates birthday on July 22 of every year.
While Buick had the advantage of a full season’s experience (which had included a first victory at Royal Ascot on Dark Missile in the Wokingham Stakes), Probert had the advantage of a 5 lbs claim and the race for the title went all the way to the final day of the season, with both riders finishing on 50 winners.
What nationality is the jockey William Buick?
Nationality
Who is first jockey for Godolphin?
Jockey: William Buick Born in Norway, he grew up in an equestrian family as his father was a trainer.
Is William Buick married?
Personal life. On 1 August 2021, Buick married long-term partner Jane Duncan at Cheveley parish church. The couple have a son, Thomas.
What is Ryan Moore salary?
Japan has indeed been good to Moore since he began wintering there seriously in 2010, with his career win and place prize-money in the country to the end of 2018 standing at more than £25.5m.
How much is Godolphin worth?
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum owns the Godolphin stable. With a net worth estimated by some as high as £14bn but as ‘low’ as £3bn by other outlets , Sheikh Mohammed’s firm has recorded over 5,000 winners worldwide since its inception in 1992.