THE RACING WORLD was shocked a few minutes ago when AP McCoy announced to C4 that he will retire at the end of the season. McCoy has had a phenomanlly successful career and has won almost every major race possible for a jump jockey.
McCoy has won 19 champion jockey titles – one for every year he has been a professional – which are given to the person who rides the most winners in Britain every year. No other jockey has won more the seven.
He also holds the record for most wins in a season, after riding 289 winners in 2001/02.
“He has been a great ambassador for the sport, nobody can say enough about him,” trainer Paul Nicholls said.
“We are taken aback but it doesn’t surprise me totally because one day you have to make your decision and he has decided it is the right one. Everyone will miss him riding because he has been such a legend. He is still riding as well know as he has ever ridden so it is probably the right time to go out.”
McCoy’s wife Channelle also spoke about her husband’s decision.
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Originally published at 15.30
Great article.All the best to them.It would be great to see an Irish team in the Tour de France in a few years.Its a pity we don’t have more Irish Millionaires like Rick Delaney backing sport.
We have an Irish millionaire that supports Irish sport, his name is Denis O’ Brien, yet everyone hates him. He doesn’t pay tax in Ireland either. Strange
Aqua Blue sounds like an aftershave I drank during the eighties, best of success to them.
What does Mr Delaney do for a living? I’m assuming he is not a scion of family that was big in the donkey business back in the day.
Those lads in the photo from Dubai have huge looking balls on them.
Great to see Irish cycling getting an
Aqua Green Sport would better capture the Irish imagination.
Hope they do well