The jewel in the crown of the National Hunt racing calendar carries a stake of the equivalent of more than R9 million and is run over 5300m with an energy sapping total of 22 fences
“There aren’t many sports where women compete against men and on a day-to-day basis. Are women as physically strong as men? No they’re not. It’s just fact.”
“In my lifetime, there has been no such thing as a ‘title race’ in National Hunt racing. There has only been McCoy.” Mark Boylan’s latest installment on the 2015/2016 National Hunt season
McCoy, on the verge of becoming champion jockey for the 20th consecutive year, announced last month he would retire by the end of the jump racing season, which concludes in Britain at Sandown on 25 April
“The crowd cheered me all the way to the start and all the way back in,” McCoy said, “but I feel quite guilty because Next Sensation [ridden by Tom Scudamore] won the race
AP McCoy insists that he only wants to be centre of attention at his 19th and final Cheltenham Festival if amongst the winners
While most people pile on the pounds over the festive period, jockeys up and down the land usually make do with water and crackers in a bid to keep the weight down
The British Horseracing Authority said it would request a report from the racecourse. The incident occurred after the jockey finished second on Saint Helena
Record chasing McCoy now on target for new record as he achieves fastest ever century of winners
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
