• Colonial Downs
• Gavin Ashton
• Karen Dennehey Godsey
• Virginia horse racing

No looking back for chef-turned-jockey Gavin Ashton

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  Nick Hahn / 3 years
• 2
• 11 min read

Former chef and footballer Gavin Ashton never rode a horse until he was 20. Now a jockey, he’s opening eyes at Colonial Downs and making up for lost time.