Horse Racing: McCoy breaks the ultimate record

It has been a long wait but champion jockey Tony McCoy today stands alone as having ridden more winners in a season than any other rider in history.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2002 - 09:43

It has been a long wait but champion jockey Tony McCoy today stands alone as having ridden more winners in a season than any other rider in history.

The incredible Ulsterman finally broke Sir Gordon Richards’ long standing mark of 269 winners in a season after steering home a 78-1 treble at Warwick on Tuesday, courtesy of victories for Shampooed, Shepherds Rest and Valfonic.

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