Ryan Moore
English jockey Ryan Moore has been named Flat Jockey of the Year by his colleagues at the Lesters awards ceremony, held in Birmingham.
Moore secured 14 victories at the top level across seven countries on four continents this year, including the prestigious Melbourne Cup in Australia.
The 31-year-old also received a Special Recognition Trophy from his peers.
Nineteen-times champion jumps jockey AP McCoy was crowned Jump Jockey of the Year for both 2013 and 2014.
Lester Piggott – a legend
A Lester Award is one of a range of awards given to jockeys at an annual ceremony in Great Britain.
The awards are named in honour of Lester Piggott, an eleven-time British flat racing Champion Jockey who won thirty British Classic Races from 1954 to 1992. The awards were inaugurated in 1990, and they recognise the achievements of jockeys from both flat and jump racing during the previous year.
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