Jack Holder


Jack Holder in Appin, New South Wales is an Australian speedway rider currently riding for Poole Pirates in the British Elite League.
He is the younger brother of Chris Holder, who won the World Championship in 2012.

Career

A successful rider in Australia, he came to England and first rode for Plymouth Gladiators in 2015. After two seasons, he rode for both Peterborough Panthers and Poole Pirates in 2017, helping Poole to win the Elite Shield.
Jack Holder reached the Semi-Finals of the World Under-21 Championship, held at a rain-soaked Poznan track in Poland, where he picked up 11 points and was lucky to avoid injury from a collision with Anders Lyager. Lyager suffered a broken collar bone.
Jack Holder finished 4th in the Jason Crump Classic Cup - considered a warm-up for the Australian Senior Solo Championship. The Boxing Day event was held in front of more than 2,500 fans and he rode through to the B Final where he beat Jye Etheridge, Mason Campton and Erik Riss and went through to the A Final. However, he finished at the back, while the race was won by older brother Chris Holder.
In 2019 he started the season as Number 1 for Poole Pirates but had a shaky start, and his friend and co-rider Brady Kurtz asked fans to be patient while he settled in. “I am sure Jack’s copped enough off social media and everything. He doesn’t need me asking him about it as well. Everyone just needs to let him get on with it – he’s just a kid, let him race his bike!"