Jockey

On September 14, 2001, Emma-Jayne Wilson wrote a note to herself. She promised that she would make it as a jockey no matter what it took for her to succeed.

Six years later, on the night before her winning ride aboard Mike Fox in the Queen’s Plate and in only her third year of race-riding, Emma-Jayne found that piece of paper lodged in the pages of a book about women in racing. “I remember writing it, so I read it again that night for inspiration,” she said.

Inspiration is just one word to describe what Emma-Jayne has given to horseracing fans, young and old, everywhere, especially at Woodbine racetrack in Rexdale, Ontario where she began her riding career. Intensely competitive, determined and dedicated is her mantra. She’s also a natural lightweight and an accomplished horseperson. Those qualities have launched her to the top of the jockey ranks in North America and made her a natural fit in million-dollar races and big events all over the world.