About the AJA
This is the official website of the Amateur Jockeys Association. Information on how to join the Association, a list of amateur riders races, and much more appears on these pages.
Our RIDERS DIRECTORY allows you to advertise yourself and give a brief biography and details of your career, riding weight, etc and even include your photograph. There are also details of future activities such as the annual dinner and dance and other benefits of membership. There is also a ‘contact’ section to encourage you to tell us what you want from the Association.
Amateur race riding has been in existence for as long as racing itself and has never been as popular as it is today. In 1995 the Lady Jockeys Association and the Amateur Riders Association amalgamated to form the AJA. The AJA has over 500 Full Riding Members, many Life Associate Members and several Honorary Members and aims to protect and promote the interests of all its members, both male and female, in an increasingly professional world.The AJA aims to:
- improve the standard and safety of all amateur riders.
- encourage amateur races under both codes.
- find sponsors for such events.
- act on behalf of its members by providing recommendations to the various regulatory and administrative racing bodies.
- select and finance amateurs to ride abroad.
- play an important part through its seat on the Industry Committee in the formation of the policy of the British Racing Industry.
