Bryony Frost

British professional jump jockey who made history as the first female jockey to win the King George VI Chase, breaking barriers in National Hunt racing.

In 2020, Bryony Frost filed a formal complaint against fellow jockey Robbie Dunne alleging a sustained campaign of bullying and intimidation in the weighing room -- an unusually public airing of a culture National Hunt racing had mostly kept behind closed doors. The British Horseracing Authority's disciplinary panel later found Dunne guilty on the most serious charges and banned him, calling the case a signal moment for the sport. Frost testified that speaking out left her isolated from some fellow riders who felt safer staying neutral rather than corroborate her account -- a cost to reporting the behaviour that arguably said as much about the sport's internal culture as the original complaint did. The case became one of the most closely watched integrity hearings in modern British racing. On the track, Frost had already made her own history by then: her win on Frodon in the 2019 King George VI Chase was the biggest victory by a female jump jockey in the race's history, delivered the same year she was privately dealing with the situation that would become public a year later.

Aggressive tactical rider known for strong finishes

Pioneering female jockey who broke barriers in National Hunt racing

• King George VI Chase 2019 (Frodon) — biggest win by female jumps jockey
• Cheltenham Festival winner
• Multiple Grade 1 victories