Hills set to retire at end of Dubai Carnival

Richard Hills has announced he will retire from race-riding next month after a career spanning 33 years.

Hills set to retire at end of Dubai Carnival
Mon, 20 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
Keith Hamer

Hills, retained first jockey to owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum since 1997, is to hang up his saddle for the last time on Dubai World Cup night at Meydan on March 31.

The 49-year-old is currently in Dubai, and issued a statement through his British agent John Robertson.

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CourtsRacingPlace: MeydanPlace: DubaiPlace: HarayirPlace: DoncasterPlace: Royal AscotPlace: MtotoPlace: AscotPlace: MutafaweqPlace: CanadaPlace: FrancePlace: GermanyPlace: ItalyPerson: HillsPerson: Richard HillsPerson: Sheikh Hamdan Al MaktoumPerson: John RobertsonPerson: W (Willie) CarsonPerson: Tom JonesPerson: Sheikh HamdanPerson: LahanPerson: GhanaatiPerson: BarryPerson: Michael JarvisPerson: Saeed Bin SuroorPerson: AshalPerson: Marcus TregoningPerson: Hills’Person: GodolphinPerson: Michael HillsPerson: Barry HillsPerson: JohnPerson: CharlesPerson: Paddy PowerPerson: Silvestre de SousaPerson: Al MaktoumEvent: Dubai CarnivalEvent: Dubai World CupEvent: British ClassicEvent: 1000 GuineasEvent: 2000 GuineasEvent: OaksEvent: Border DawnEvent: Gold CupEvent: 2001 Champion StakesEvent: 2002 Dubai Sheema ClassicEvent: 2002 Juddmonte InternationalEvent: Prince Of Wales’s StakesEvent: Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
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