Jason Tate
Jason Tate
Jason Tate
Jason Darran Tate was born on February 23, 1972, the son of former Flat jockey Joseph Walter (Joe) Tate (born 1940) who held a licence between 1964 and 1974.
Jason Darran Tate was born on February 23, 1972, the son of former Flat jockey Joseph Walter (Joe) Tate (born 1940) who held a licence between 1964 and 1974.
Jason rode his first winner in 1991. He suffered a broken collarbone in a five-horse pile-up at Redcar on August 24, 1994. However, he was back in the saddle in double quick time and scored his first major success on the 18-1 shot Daring Destiny in the 1994 Ayr Gold Cup. Drawn 29 of 29 runners and blinkered for the first time, Daring Destiny raced in isolation near the stands rail for more than half of the six-furlong contest but got up to beat Willie Carson’s mount Alzianah and the rest of the main bunch in the centre.
Jason rode his first winner in 1991. He suffered a broken collarbone in a five-horse pile-up at Redcar on August 24, 1994. However, he was back in the saddle in double quick time and scored his first major success on the 18-1 shot Daring Destiny in the 1994 Ayr Gold Cup. Drawn 29 of 29 runners and blinkered for the first time, Daring Destiny raced in isolation near the stands rail for more than half of the six-furlong contest but got up to beat Willie Carson’s mount Alzianah and the rest of the main bunch in the centre.
In1995, Jason won the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown on Home Shopping for Kevin McAuliffe. He rode 18 winners in 1996 but only six the following year. However, he bounced back with 16 winners in 1998, the highlight being his victory in the Royal Hunt Cup on Refuse To Lose for Newmarket trainer James Eustace.
In1995, Jason won the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown on Home Shopping for Kevin McAuliffe. He rode 18 winners in 1996 but only six the following year. However, he bounced back with 16 winners in 1998, the highlight being his victory in the Royal Hunt Cup on Refuse To Lose for Newmarket trainer James Eustace.
Jason’s association with James Eustace led to him registering career-best scores of 27 winners in 1999 and 29 in 2000. In 2001 the pair teamed up to win Newbury’s Horris Hill Stakes with Rapscallion. The following month, November 13, at the first meeting on Lingfield’s new Polytrack surface, they landed a 55-1 double with Devolution and Pleasure Dome.
Jason’s association with James Eustace led to him registering career-best scores of 27 winners in 1999 and 29 in 2000. In 2001 the pair teamed up to win Newbury’s Horris Hill Stakes with Rapscallion. The following month, November 13, at the first meeting on Lingfield’s new Polytrack surface, they landed a 55-1 double with Devolution and Pleasure Dome.
Jason registered scores of 16 winners in 2002 and 15 in 2003. However, in June 2004 he sustained a badly fractured in an accident at Salisbury and did not reapply for his licence the following year. He became a work rider for Ed Dunlop and rode for six weeks at the start of 2005 but wasn’t happy and decided to retire from race-riding.
Jason registered scores of 16 winners in 2002 and 15 in 2003. However, in June 2004 he sustained a badly fractured in an accident at Salisbury and did not reapply for his licence the following year. He became a work rider for Ed Dunlop and rode for six weeks at the start of 2005 but wasn’t happy and decided to retire from race-riding.
He made a brief comeback on James Eustace’s Highland Cascade at Chester on September 9, 2006, finishing ninth. He subsequently finished third on her in an all-weather claimer at Lingfield on October 11, but that was as close as he came to riding another winner.
He made a brief comeback on James Eustace’s Highland Cascade at Chester on September 9, 2006, finishing ninth. He subsequently finished third on her in an all-weather claimer at Lingfield on October 11, but that was as close as he came to riding another winner.