A.P. McCoy—the Greatest of Jump Jockeys

AP McCoy (Anthony Peter McCoy) is greatly regarded as the best of jump jockeys till date. He had his first win at Thurles (Legal Steps) in 1992 and till then the MBE has been only winning his way to victory. On the course the great jockey has also broken several records and the most esteemed of these was in 2004 that was the record of 74 winners. The very next season Tony McCoy (as he is fondly known) was the champion jockey the feat that he gallantly repeated in all the 12 following seasons. Besides, on the way A. P. McCoy also set up the new record of National Hunt for the winners in one season (253).

 

In fact, Anthony Peter McCoy was the most fast paced jockey who reached the 1000 winning mark. His fans would be proud to know that McCoy beat the invincible record of Sir Gordon of the 269 winners in Valfonic in 2002 and he ended the season on 289 that implies he even surpassed the record of Richard Dunwoody, the all time winner of jumps. Now, McCoy is the number one jump rider presently. Over the years this great jockey has won several championships like “Cheltenham Gold Cup”, “Queen Mother Champion Chase”, “Champion Hurdle” and “King George VI Chase”. He won the Grand National riding 3 hundred winners in one season in 2011.

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