Oscar Palmer
Pewsey,Wiltshire
Summary
Dedicated and disciplined Conditional Jockey. Thoroughly enjoy spending time with horses, riding out, galloping, schooling and of course race riding! My passion for racing enables me to easily channel all of my time, energy and attention towards improving myself and building the foundations of my career. Work closely with my jockey coach and speak with current experienced riders to improve my physical riding skills, style and horsemanship. Always keen to improve my tactical knowledge too, through closely reviewing replays with both my boss and my coach. Being a claiming jockey with comparatively few rides I am always keen to get in and ride out, gallop and school for trainers across the country. I fit this in during my holidays, weekends, lunch times and occasional morning off. Keep up to date on all horses I am connected to by watching replays and keeping a keen eye on entries. Very disciplined regarding my fitness and weight management and have built myself a solid routine for exercising and ensuring I consume the right nutrition; which I have subscribed to from a very young age and is now an engrained part of my life.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work history
Part Time Riding Out
As Listed:
2016.09 - Current
- Seamus Mullins
- Alan King
- Richard Hannon
- Ralph Beckett
- Roger (now Harry) Charlton
- Tom Ward, Mark Usher, Ed De Giles, Carol Gray, Kevin Frost, Jamie Osbourne.
- Jamie Snowden, Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith, Richard Philips, Richard Hobson, Barry Brennan, Anthony Honeyball, Kieran Burke, Kerry Lee, Hannah James, John Jenkins.
Conditional Jockey
K&M Racing
Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire
2025.01 - 2026.01
- Provide detailed feedback post exercise and racing.
- Schooling both young and experienced horses over Hurdles, Fences and Show jumps.
- Worked horses of all ages at home, away galloping and on AW racecourses.
- Able to adapt to yard routine and changes in timings.
- Created solid connections with local trainer
- Ridden winners and placings.
- Gained a number of outside rides, resulting in a few winners and gained new connection.
- Developed positive relationships with owners and syndicate members.
- Make full use of personal fitness facilities and physio.
- Regularly attend jockey coaching sessions on the simulator.
- Receive showjumping lessons from local event rider.
- Observed schooling by my coach.
- Took out Apprentice License to maintain race riding skills over the Summer period.
- Review all rides with both coach and trainer.
- Partaken in media training activities.
Conditional Jockey
Alan King
Barbury Castle, Wiltshire
2023.04 - 2025.01
Amateur Jockey
William Biddick
Ditcheat, Somerset
2022.02 - 2023.03
- Gained first experience schooling and breaking in young horses.
- Gained first experience race riding over obstacle.
- Sustained two substantial injuries, undergone full rehab and passed all physical assessment.
- Gained experience at sales.
Amateur Jockey
Andrew Balding
Kingsclere, Berkshire
2020.06 - 2022.01
- Rode as amateur jockey, riding several places.
- Gained plenty of experience working young horses.
- Responsible for a number of horses.
- Traveled multiple young horses to races, both locally and overnight.
- Utilised all fitness and training facilities.
Education
A-Levels - Maths, Physics and Chemistry
Dauntsey's School
Wiltshire 09/2018 - 05/2020
Skills
- Fit, strong and light
- Confident and competent horseman
- Motivated, dedicated and disciplined
- Knowledgable at reading a horses performance
- Highly adaptable to different work environments
- Organised, punctual and well presented
Affiliations
- Running competitively
- Cycling
- Coastering
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Conditional Jockey
K&M Racing
2025.01 - 2026.01
Conditional Jockey
Alan King
2023.04 - 2025.01
Amateur Jockey
William Biddick
2022.02 - 2023.03
Amateur Jockey
Andrew Balding
2020.06 - 2022.01
Part Time Riding Out
As Listed:
2016.09 - Current
A-Levels - Maths, Physics and Chemistry
Dauntsey's School
09/2018 - 05/2020