Hayley Turner announced her retirement from the saddle, effective directly.

The 42-year-old became the first female jockey to partner in the UK, winning the July 2011 Cup before another top success at Margot, winning the title on Nunthorpe’s stock in York’s Nunthorpe in the second month.

Turner, who rode Jura’s spirit, won Wednesday in Southwell, also said she expected her first child in October.

“I decided to retire because I was following the Southwell winner, especially on my first ride on the racetrack on March 27, 2000,” Turner said in a statement.

“I’m also happy to announce that I had a baby in October and everything was fine, which I’ve been planning for the past two years. My family and I are excited.

“I want to thank everyone who has supported me over the years, especially Michael Bell, David Seacock, Andrew Balding and Harry Eustace. I also want to thank my horseback riding agent Guy Jewell, who has been my agent for most of my career.

“I look forward to my next chapter in life, but will focus on babies in the near term.”

Turner is a pioneer of female apartment riders, and her praise includes being the first woman to ride 100 winners in the calendar year in 2008 and a European woman to ride 1,000 international champions on November 11, 2023. She completed her 1000th British success last July.

The rider certainly loves a lot of UPS, but has also had some failures in her career, especially after suffering a serious head injury in the Newmarket Gallops fall in March 2009 and damaged the pelvis and vertebrae after Doncaster’s fall in 2013.

Turner initially retired from the weighing room in late 2015 and started her media career, but returned to the saddle to attend her favorite Shergar Cup meeting of 2016 before choosing to resume her career in France where the female driver gained a weight advantage.

She eventually returned to the UK and enjoyed her best year with 48 winners in 2021, and in recent seasons, star riding with the Eustas trained Pier Cavaliers, won Royal Ascot’s 2023 Britannia stock and won second place in Queen Anne.

Turner and Bell enjoy a long partnership, and at Margot it was emphasized that Newmarket handlers praised her ability in the saddle and were determined to make her riding mark.

He said: “I am so happy to hear the good news from her, she is such a lovely, kind, loving person, and I am happy for her that she will be a mummy.

“We went back a long way and we achieved a lot together and I’m glad she went out on her own way with some really happy personal news.

“We had a great day together and Margot did win one of them. But I just remember she was a 7-pound apprentice when she barely had a winner and ended up with the senior jockey and big guy, and I don’t remember her winning, but I always remember if she won, but I always remember my god, you can ride it, you can ride it.

“She is always on time, always smart, and a great role model for anyone who wants to hitchhikes with a jockey.

“Thanks so much to my master for supporting me in her decision, she kept the job well and obviously she was thrown over by some annoying ones, but that didn’t take away the six, seven, eight years we spent together.”

Turner also established a fruitful relationship with West Cork, covering a glory of glory, not only dreams, but I am a dreamer who gave a clear judgment when he lifted Beverly D. Stakes in Arlington Park in 2012.

“It’s a great honor to work with Hayley, she’s a good professional, she’s a great rider, she’s good at work and never let me down, but most importantly, she’s just a really good person.

“I’m happy for her, she retired with nothing, she did everything she could, and now it’s the next step for a family.

“We were lucky enough to have a great day and dreamed of being a dreamer and I was another dreamer, but it was also important to just work with her day and enjoy other winners who were equally important.”