Corneliuscast

The rise of Jason Weaver from slim pickings to keep his weight down as a young jockey to dining at the racing media’s top table on ITV & Sky is a striking one. With 200 winners against longtime friend & rival Frankie Dettori’s 233 in 1994, he’s the only ‘double centurion’ not to be champion, but was partner of some of the smartest horses of the nineties before weight issues forced his retirement and transition to TV and radio. “Find something you’re good at and focus on it”, he says, and that’s exactly what he’s done in the saddle and in front of the camera with great success. It’s a compelling story from buying his first pony to seeing himself outplayed on the golf course by teenaged sons - I hope you enjoy it.