Pembrokeshire brothers on list of top earning jockeys in UK

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Two Pembrokeshire brothers have been named in the top 10 highest-earning jockeys in horseracing.

Sean Bowen came fifth in the top 10, with career earnings of £14,716,227.09, while his brother James came eighth with £7,166,150.91.

The pair were named by the team at OLBG.

Sam Twiston-Davies topped the list ahead of the Cheltenham Festival with an amount of more than £23.6 million over his career, and more than 1,600 wins under his belt, which include the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the King George VI Chase, and the Scottish Grand National.

Some other notable names in the list include Harry Skelton with almost 1,500 wins under his belt and more than £22.1 million in prize money, and Brian Hughes with £19,194,994.72.

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