Jockey Gerald Mosse, who has ridden for 41 years, has called time on his career after his weekend rides, he announced on Saturday. He will begin his next career, as a public trainer based at Chantilly, on Sept. 1.
A winner of more than 90 Group 1 races worldwide, including all of the French and Hong Kong Classics, the Marseille native has found success in Hong Kong, Bahrain, Dubai, and Singapore, as well as England and Italy. Early in his career, he rode for Jean-Luc Lagardere and His Highness The Aga Khan, for whom he was retained jockey in the 1990s.
In 1990, he was aboard Saumarez (GB) (Rainbow Quest) when he won the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Other big names the jockey was associated with include Nuclear Debate (Geiger Counter) who won the G1 Nunthorpe Stakes (2000), the G2 King's Stand Stakes (2000), and the G1 Haydock Sprint Cup (2001); Americain (Dynaformer), the 2010 G1 Melbourne Cup winner; and Gold Splash (Blushing Groom {Fr}) and Immortal Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), who both won the G1 Coronation Stakes in 1993 and 2011, respectively.
Announcing his retirement on Saturday, he said, “My family, and in particular my father Armand, gave me a real leg up when I was very young. Thanks to them, I took the road to success. In the course of my long career, I have had the privilege of becoming an international jockey, wearing countless silks and riding champions on the world's finest racecourses.
“Above all, I have been lucky enough to meet and rub shoulders with some wonderful people, without whom I wouldn't have been able to fulfil my childhood dreams. I would like to extend my warmest thanks to my racing family: owners, trainers, breeders, agents, managers, riders, stable lads, travelling lads, starters, valets, transporters, stewards, racecourse staff, racegoers and so on. I owe them everything. I would also like to thank my former jockey colleagues who have shown me a great deal of respect.”
Mosse obtained his trainer's licence in 2022, and then purchased and renovated the Manoir des Sangliers, located in Gouvieux. The 40-box yard has direct access to Les Aigles course in Chantilly.
“At Chantilly, we work in a very special environment offering extraordinary conditions,” he added. “I think it is the best place on the planet to train.
“I'm now approaching the second act of my career with enthusiasm and determination. I can't wait to welcome my first owners and their horses at the Manoir des Sangliers.”
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