He is the son of former trainer Jacqueline Doyle and became stable jockey to Roger Charlton in 2012, for who he won his first Group 1 race, the Dubai Duty Free Stakes on Cityscape, in March 2012. James Doyle was born on 22 April 1988 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and is the son of former trainer Jacqueline Doyle and brother of jockey Sophie Doyle.
James now lives in Lambourn, Berkshire. Early career James Doyle had his first ride under rules on 4 June 2004 at Goodwood on Somayda, who was trained by his mother. During 2005, he had eight wins, four of which came on Fabrian, who was also trained by Richard Price.
One More Round was trained by Nick Littmoden, who Doyle rode for many times.
During 2007 and 2008 he rode 41 and 53 winners respectively. The following two years he did not reach 30 winners in a season, finishing with totals of 28 and 29, and had half the amount of rides that he had back in 2006.
After struggling to get enough rides, Doyle revealed that he contemplated going on a plumbing course in 2010. At the end of the 2011 United Kingdom flat season, Doyle went to the United Arab Emirates to ride for Dhruba Selvaratnam, winning his first race in November, and the Listed United Arab Emirates Cup in December.
By the end of the 2011/12 United Arab Emirates racing season, Doyle had ridden 23 winners.
France Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - (1) - Noble Mission (2014) Prix Jacques Le Marois - (1) - Kingman (2014) Great Britain Champion Stakes - (1) - Noble Mission (2014) Eclipse Stakes - (1) - First Rate (at Lloyd's) Kazeem (2013) Falmouth Stakes - (1) - Amazing Maria (2015) Lockinge Stakes - (1) - Night of Thunder (2015) Prince of Wales"s Stakes - (1) - First Rate (at Lloyd's) Kazeem (2013) Saint James"s Palace Stakes - (1) - Kingman (2014) Sussex Stakes - (1) - Kingman (2014) Ireland Irish 2,000 Guineas - (1) - Kingman (2014) Moyglare Study Stakes - (1) - Rizeena (2013) Tattersalls Gold Cup - (3) - First Rate (at Lloyd's) Kazeem (2013, 2015), Noble Mission (2014) United Arab Emirates Dubai Duty Free Stakes - (1) - Cityscape (2012).
