Posts tagged Tony McCoy
Tony McCoy shows other side of his personality
Dec 18th
For those who thought that there was only one Tony McCoy, the past couple of weeks has been a time to revise their opinion. To read the full blog: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/tony-mccoy-shows-other-side-of-his-personality/news/1336897
McCoy goes up against Don’t Push It
Dec 9th
Tony McCoy obviously hasn’t let the accolade of SJA Sportsman of the Year interfere with his day job as he has been busy organising his rides for this weekend’s International meeting at Cheltenham. Read more at: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/mccoy-goes-up-against-don-t-push-it/news/1336602
Cheltenham rename race to promote Tony McCoy vote
Dec 3rd
Sportsmen usually have to wait until retirement before they have an event named in their honour. However, Cheltenham are not attempting to hasten the end of Tony McCoy’s riding career but take an opportunity to promote the 15-times champion’s chances of winning this year’s BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Award. To read the full [...]
Big Buck’s in the money at Newbury
Nov 27th
It looked an easy enough race on paper and it was not much different on turf. Big Buck’s began his season with an easy win in the Grade Two sportingbet.com Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury. Tony McCoy became the latest stand-in jockey for the Paul Nicholls stable – replacing Noel Fehily, who had broken his [...]
Tony McCoy from hero to zero
Apr 26th
As Tony McCoy made the journey to Ludlow yesterday there was one figure in his mind. It was not the 195 winners that left him streets ahead of Richard Johnson in the jockeys’ championship that ended on Saturday, that barely comprehendible 15th consecutive title or the 3200 winners – and still counting – that means [...]
Binocular requires sense of perspective
Mar 5th
This is usually the time before a Cheltenham Festival that produces more hard-luck stories than the poor house, as fancied horses succumb to various injuries and ailments. Now Binocular appears ready to buck the trend by making the line-up for the Champion Hurdle, having been ruled out by Nicky Henderson with a muscle problem. [...]
Denman jockey needs to be real McCoy
Jan 26th
The trainer has described the question as “crazy” and the jockey has said no-one has asked him, but the debate is as persistent as the one that keeps buzzing around Gordon Brown about when he will call a general election. As denials go, they were both succinct enough. Ever since Denman stormed back to top [...]
Ladies to go flat out at Festival
Dec 22nd
Cheltenham racecourse has announced that a ladies-only charity flat race will take place at next year’s Festival. The race will be held on what is now designated as Ladies day, Thursday March 18th, and the race will be run after the six scheduled races on that day have been completed. The Ladies day which, historically, [...]
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