Dominic Fox
Dominic Fox was born in 1980, the son of popular and successful lightweight jockey Richard Fox, who died in June 2011, aged 57, after failing to recover from a fall while out shopping in Newmarket two months earlier.
Dominic Fox was born in 1980, the son of popular and successful lightweight jockey Richard Fox, who died in June 2011, aged 57, after failing to recover from a fall while out shopping in Newmarket two months earlier.
Dominic rode more than 200 winners in eight different countries on the Flat during a 15-year career. However, it was also a career plagued by a series of injuries that included smashing a leg in four places and breaking both a knee and shoulder blade in racing-related mishaps.
Dominic rode more than 200 winners in eight different countries on the Flat during a 15-year career. However, it was also a career plagued by a series of injuries that included smashing a leg in four places and breaking both a knee and shoulder blade in racing-related mishaps.
He was combining riding with working in a breaking yard when he came close to losing his life in November 2009 after being kicked in the stomach by a horse. He needed resuscitating twice after losing three and a half litres of blood internally when a hospital scan failed to spot a ruptured spleen.
He was combining riding with working in a breaking yard when he came close to losing his life in November 2009 after being kicked in the stomach by a horse. He needed resuscitating twice after losing three and a half litres of blood internally when a hospital scan failed to spot a ruptured spleen.
He was out of action for almost two years before returning to the saddle with two rides for Alan Bailey at Ayr on September 16, 2011, thus fulfilling one of the final wishes of his late father, who had continually encouraged his son to resume his career.
He was out of action for almost two years before returning to the saddle with two rides for Alan Bailey at Ayr on September 16, 2011, thus fulfilling one of the final wishes of his late father, who had continually encouraged his son to resume his career.
Aided by the support of Newmarket trainers Alan Bailey and Roger Varian, Dominic made a decent fist of things, albeit briefly. He rode his last winner on Beyeh for Michael Appleby in aim 6f class 6 handicap at Yarmouth on October 30, 2012. He had what was to be his final ride in Britain the following day on Merevale, also trained by Appleby, in a Nottingham maiden, finishing last of the six runners.
Aided by the support of Newmarket trainers Alan Bailey and Roger Varian, Dominic made a decent fist of things, albeit briefly. He rode his last winner on Beyeh for Michael Appleby in aim 6f class 6 handicap at Yarmouth on October 30, 2012. He had what was to be his final ride in Britain the following day on Merevale, also trained by Appleby, in a Nottingham maiden, finishing last of the six runners.
He then decided to take a punt and headed to America in 2013. That adventure was not a success. He had 18 rides in 2013 at Arlington, Churchill Downs and Keeneland but no winners to show for it.
He then decided to take a punt and headed to America in 2013. That adventure was not a success. He had 18 rides in 2013 at Arlington, Churchill Downs and Keeneland but no winners to show for it.
He had his final ride at Churchill Downs on November 12, 2015. His mount, Finnerty’s Way, flipped over going into the stalls, struck his head on the stalls and was killed instantly. Dominic was lucky to step out of the way but saw it as a warning shot and called time on his career, aged 35.
He had his final ride at Churchill Downs on November 12, 2015. His mount, Finnerty’s Way, flipped over going into the stalls, struck his head on the stalls and was killed instantly. Dominic was lucky to step out of the way but saw it as a warning shot and called time on his career, aged 35.
Although his stint in America was ultimately unsuccessful, it did have one huge benefit in that it introduced him to TheraPlates. Designed in America by Chip Kreiling, TheraPlate technology uses wave vortex stimulation to counter effects of chronic inflammation conditions, speed healing, pain reduction, and aid in the prevention of injury in horses and humans alike.
Although his stint in America was ultimately unsuccessful, it did have one huge benefit in that it introduced him to TheraPlates. Designed in America by Chip Kreiling, TheraPlate technology uses wave vortex stimulation to counter effects of chronic inflammation conditions, speed healing, pain reduction, and aid in the prevention of injury in horses and humans alike.
Dominic was always interested in how to improve the racehorse, and the techniques used by different trainers around the world to achieve peak performance. To cut a long story short, he became the sole British distributor of the TheraPlate.
Dominic was always interested in how to improve the racehorse, and the techniques used by different trainers around the world to achieve peak performance. To cut a long story short, he became the sole British distributor of the TheraPlate.
Although it took five months to sell the first plate, the phone at TheraPlate’s UK headquarters in Lincolnshire was soon ringing off the hook, with top yards associated with racing, show-jumping and dressage using the product. It is now the country’s leading therapeutic performance platform used for equine sports conditioning and injury rehabilitation.
Although it took five months to sell the first plate, the phone at TheraPlate’s UK headquarters in Lincolnshire was soon ringing off the hook, with top yards associated with racing, show-jumping and dressage using the product. It is now the country’s leading therapeutic performance platform used for equine sports conditioning and injury rehabilitation.
At the end of December 2018, TheraPlate became the headline sponsor of the Liverpool International Horse Show, presenting two awards, the Golden Groom Award and the Peak Performance Award. The winner of the former competition received a Toyota Aygo car while the winning rider, owner or trainer won the use of a TheraPlate for six months.
At the end of December 2018, TheraPlate became the headline sponsor of the Liverpool International Horse Show, presenting two awards, the Golden Groom Award and the Peak Performance Award. The winner of the former competition received a Toyota Aygo car while the winning rider, owner or trainer won the use of a TheraPlate for six months.