William Buick

William Buick is one of those quietly elite jockeys who doesn't need a flashy personality because his riding does all the talking. Born in Norway, raised in the UK, representing American connections — the guy is genuinely international in a sport that rewards that kind of cosmopolitan edge. His apprentice years were sensational; sharing the champion apprentice title in 2008 and picking up back-to-back Lester Awards tells you this wasn't a slow burn. Landing the stable jockey role with John Gosden, then moving to Godolphin in 2015, is basically the equivalent of going from a great club to the richest team in the league. Godolphin doesn't hand those contracts out casually, and Buick has absolutely justified the faith — he's been a fixture in the biggest flat races in Europe and beyond, riding some genuinely brilliant horses with a composed, tactical style I really admire.

Name (English)

William Buick

Name (Japanese)

ウィリアム・ビュイック

Reading

うぃりあむ・びゅいっく

Born

July 22, 1988 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

Origin

Norway, United States

Occupation

jockey

Awards & achievements

• Champion Jockey

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF

Tags

• jockey

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.