My Take
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.
Overview
William Buick (born 22 July 1988) is a Norwegian-born British flat jockey. He shared the champion apprentice jockey title in 2008 with David Probert and won the Lester Award for Apprentice Jockey of the Year in 2007 and 2008. From 2010 to 2014 he was stable jockey to John Gosden. In 2015 he signed with Godolphin.
1. Profile
- 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 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Norway, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- jockey
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Champion Jockey
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.