Up until recently, Jonathan Davies’ involvement with horses had been limited to two saddle-less rides in his playing days, both in somewhat surreal circumstances. But that’s all changed now with his part ownership of “Jiffy Boy”, a two-year-old that has just recorded its first victory.
It won a five furlong race on the flat at Leicester on Friday afternoon, having finished third on its debut at Doncaster last week. With Welsh jockey David Probert at the reins, Jiffy Boy romped home to triumph by a comfortable margin, much to the delight of the dual-code great he is named after. So how has Davies' new role as a racehorse owner come about?
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