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A.P. McCoy

Anthony Peter "A.P." McCoy MBE is widely regarded as the greatest National Hunt jockey ever. He rode his first winner, "Legal Steps", at Thurles on 26 March 1992 and he has never looked back. He has broken numerous records including a record…
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Jonjo O’Neill

As both jockey and trainer Jonjo O'Neill has reached virtually every height this great sport has to offer, along the way overcoming adversity, including beating cancer. He has held a dual-purpose licence since 1986 and was based in Penrith…

McCoy Has Two Serious Contenders For National

Most jockey's are not lucky enough to be given their pick of Grand National Runners and to some extent, neither is AP McCoy but what he does have is a large pool to choose from and that's because he is retained by multi-millionaire and racehorse…

AP McCoy 4,000 Winners

The racing world and fans of A.P. McCoy held their breath today as arguably the greatest jockey in the world lined up at Towcester Racecourse in a bid to win one last race that would see him hit the most remarkable of all racing milestones -…

AP Fast Approaching 4,000 Winners

Is there another jockey in history who can compare to the legendary A.P. McCoy? With nearly 4,000 winners in the bag over his illustrious career it's doubtful but it's still at least 140 winners away and as we all know, anything can happen in…

Career Change For McCoy!

A.P. McCoy must be able to work every hour of the day if the latest revelation about the 17 times Champion jockey is to be believed! Not content to have ridden in nearly 4,000 races in the last five years as well as writing his own auto biography,…

A.P. McCoy Wallpaper

We already have lots of wallpapers celebrating the great race horses of the Grand National, so it's about time we honoured some of the great jockeys. First up is the legend himself... A.P. McCoy, 2010 Grand National winner on Don't Push It,…

BHA Rapid Response Unit

The BHA is to introduce a 'Rapid Response Unit' for this years Grand National. The aim of the unit will be to monitor TV output and press coverage so that the BHA can response quickly to unfolding events. The 2011 Grand National was seen…

McCoy Thinking Of Retirement

Yes, it's true, AP McCoy has hinted that he's thinking of retirement which, although bad news for us fans, is probably great news for the rest of the jockeys who ever hoped to take the Champion Jump Jockey title which McCoy has held since 1996! No…