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= Selim Kaya =

Jockey Selim Kaya was born on May 1, 1977, in Göbekli Village, Şanlıurfa. Kaya was born in the stable of their horse. Kaya's mother buried Kaya's umbilical cord in the stable, following the thousand-year-old umbilical cord tradition in Anatolia. Kaya's father, Ahmet Kaya, made a living by selling animals at the time. Selim Kaya, who grew up with limited means, started working with his brothers in other villages as a shepherd at the age of 5 to support his family financially. Selim Kaya, who started working since his childhood, graduated from primary school outside of those years. Kaya was awarded the right to become an apprentice as a result of a 15-day examination he took at the Ekrem Kurt apprentice center in 1992. Kaya, who started competing in races in January 1993, earned the right to become a jockey in a short period of one year. Kaya, who fell off a horse before being promoted to jockey, remained in a coma for 3 days. Kaya was promoted to jockey by winning the race he rode 20 days later. Despite being at the beginning of his professional career, Kaya was awarded the title of "Jockey of the Year" in 1994 for this achievement. Selim Kaya has always held the status of chief jockey since those years. Selim Kaya, who waved the flag of his country in race organizations he participated in abroad, has become a well-known name worldwide.

Selim Kaya (d. 1 Mayıs 1977 Şanlıurfa) Turkish jokey.

= Best Years = Selim Kaya has made a historic mark with a 28% first-place rate in both his country and abroad between 1994 and 2021. Kaya, who has participated in countless races and tournaments, is considered one of the best jockeys of all time by the authorities with the records he broke in these tournaments. Kaya, who has made great contributions to Turkish racehorses and the racing community, has achieved great successes with countless legends. Kaya, who wrote history with purebreds such as Kafkaslı, Ribella, Finesse, Fairson, Pan River, and Peri Lina, has managed to keep his career at the top for 25 years. He won the 2010 Gazi Race and the Presidential Race in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2018. Kaya, who has won all the cup races in Turkey, has also achieved important successes abroad and proudly carried the flag of his country.

Overview
Selim Kaya, a Turkish jockey, has been riding horses at the highest level for many years. He has achieved success in competitions both domestically and internationally. He has ridden many champion horses, including Ribella, Kafkaslı, Pan River, and Finesse.

In October 2016, Kaya's brother, Ömer Kaya, died after falling from a horse. This was a major blow to Selim and his family. In December 2017, their father, Remazan Kaya, who was also a successful horse owner, died of a heart attack. Selim took a break from racing after his father's death, but he returned to the sport a few months later.

Kaya has won a total of 2,951 races in Turkey and Dubai. He won the Gazi Race in 2010 on Mystical Storm. He has also won the Ismet Inönü Race six times, sharing the record with Halis Karataş.

Selim Kaya set a world record by winning 58 races with the purebred Kafkaslı. He also made history with his words after the race, when his father Remazan Kaya's purebred Kafkaslı, who was frequently raced, was injured and retired from a Group 1 race. With tears in his eyes, Kaya looked at the track and said: "Unfortunately, horses cannot choose their owners."

Selim Kaya announced on the last hours of December 31, 2020, that he had decided to end his jockey career. During the days when spectators were banned from entering the hippodrome due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he said, "I will make a farewell race in front of the race fans on the first day that the races are run with spectators." Kaya has now embarked on a business by establishing a company called Unano and continues his activities there.

One of the reasons Kaya gave for announcing that he would be leaving the races was that he felt that the use of whips was cruel. In the wake of this, Kaya achieved an interesting and attention-grabbing success by winning the race on January 5, 2021, with the purebred named "Benim Zaferim" without using a whip.

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