Tony McCoy
Tony McCoy
Sir Anthony Peter McCoy OBE, commonly known as A. P. McCoy or Tony McCoy, is a Northern Irish former horse racing jockey. Based in the UK and Ireland, McCoy rode a record 4,358 winners, and was Champion Jockey a record 20 consecutive times, every year he was a professional. He stands 1.78 m, taller than most jockeys...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionHorse Jockey
Date of Birth4 May 1974
CountryIreland
good ridden
I've ridden 3,651 winners, if that's any good to you. I don't count the falls. I count the winners.
advice deal diet found given good largely people time trial
I have found the right way to deal with my diet, largely through trial and error, but also by having good people around me all the time, and they have given me the right advice for my body.
although best bit earlier gave good last manner novice sat season starts winning
On the last of his winning starts earlier in the season he gave me as good a feel as any novice I've sat on and although I was a bit disappointed with the manner of that fall, I know that if he comes back to his best he will go very well." ()
clan good hopefully next race ran royal time
It was a very good race and Clan Royal ran a blinder... hopefully next time will be my moment.
buzz good hard motivate simply taste understand winning
It's not hard to motivate myself because once you get a taste for winning races, you simply don't want to do anything else. You get a buzz from it. You want it every day. Only someone who has experienced winning can understand how good it feels.
care died good horses human job life love mine obviously tough
I've been on some very good horses which have died, and that's very tough to take. But as much as we love the horses, and care for them, human life is obviously more important. Some good friends of mine have died or been paralysed while doing a job we all love.
biggest bit charlie definitely failure good grand john national peter public race won
From a public perspective, the Grand National is the biggest race of all, and not to have won it yet is definitely a failure. But there's been a lot of jockeys every bit as good and better than me that haven't won it - John Francome, Peter Scudamore, Jonjo O'Neill, Charlie Swan, to name a few.
accept arsenal believe enjoy given golf good hit honestly horse matter overall playing suppose watching
I suppose I'm happy when I know I've given a horse a good ride, no matter where it is. I like playing golf in the summer; I'm happy when I hit a good shot, and I enjoy watching Arsenal playing beautiful football, but overall I can't believe you can be happy when you're not winning. I honestly can't accept that.
work
I like challenging myself. I'm not a person who likes not to work.
life love lucky position privileged work
I'm very lucky to live my life through a sport that I love. I'm in a very privileged position that my work is my hobby.
love lucky money work
I'm very lucky that I love what I do. I've never thought of it as work. I've never done it for the money.
officially written
I never had a written contract, was never officially a stable jockey.
gets known race ride since time win
I've known he would win this race since Christmas. He just gets better every time I ride him." ()
few hours lose pounds spend starve themselves uncommon weight
It will not surprise you to learn that it is not uncommon for jockeys who struggle with their weight to starve themselves and spend hours in the sauna to lose a few pounds to be able to make a big-race ride.