AP McCoy speeds to victory with a different sort of horsepower in blistering Bolesworth ride and drive
‘Also my wife thinks I’m the worst driver that’s ever got in a car, so I’m quite pleased to win because of that too!’
AP McCoy
AP McCoy OBE is the greatest National Hunt jockey of all time. He has been Champion Jockey 20 times (that’s every year since he went professional in the 1995/96 season), and has won almost every big race there is to win.
Among his most high profile winners are the prestigious Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, King George VI Chase and the 2010 Grand National.
He was also named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2010 and retired in April 2015. AP joined the Channel 4 Racing team in November 2015 and will be offering his professional opinion on some of the biggest race meetings in the calendar.
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Sir AP McCoy speeds to victory at Bolesworth. Credit: Peter Nixon -
AP McCoy to showjump and race camels this Easter
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AP McCoy and Bob Champion with Lucy Aspell, Archie Gubb, Lucas Murphy and Daisy Harrop some of the young jockeys that will compete in this years Osborne Refrigerators Shetland Pony Grand National during Olympia, The London International Horse Show between 17-23 December 2018, at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire in the UK on the 27th November 2018 AP McCoy trains Shetland Pony Grand National contenders
The runners and riders were helped in their Olympia preparation by the racing legend
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Tia Squibb and Christopher Megahey during of Class 13 (Mini Major) at the Equestrian.com Liverpool International Horse Show at Echo Arena, Liverpool, UK; on 1st January December 2016 Credit: Peter Nixon AP McCoy’s daughter set to give the Whitakers a run for their money
‘It just shows you how things change in your life when you start getting bossed around by your 11-year-old daughter!’
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Credit: The Jockey Club 12 racing stars who went home a winner at the 2018 McCoys awards
Check out the winners at this star-studded racing awards ceremony
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AP McCoy leads legendary jump jockeys to Olympia glory
The jump jockeys triumph over their Flat racing rivals in a thrilling — and highly competitive — head-to-head over the showjumps
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Watch AP McCoy and his Olympia team’s showjumping lesson
H&H goes behind the scenes as the top former jump jockeys prepare for their Olympia appearance...
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Champion jockeys John Francome , AP McCoy, Richard Dunwoody and Peter Scudamore get a show jumping lesson from Olympic show jumper , Graham Fletcher , ahead of the Markel Champions Challenge in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund at Olympia on Friday 15th December 2017. ©cranhamphoto.com AP McCoy goes showjumping: check out photos of his training ahead of Olympia
The 20-time champion joins his three ex-jump jockey team-mates for a training session before they make an appearance at the popular Christmas extravaganza
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5 reasons why Wiltshire is heaven for horse lovers (and it's not just because Andrew Nicholson lives there)
We round up some of the best hotspots for horse lovers in the county — from the go-to tack shop, to the dream picnic spot
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Watch tiny rescue pony prepare for Burghley Horse Trials debut #BurghleyPony
All eyes will be on the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials this weekend (31 August-3 September 2017) as the world's best eventers tackle the famous four-star. But there will be one, slightly unusual, equine star in the mix...
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Frankie Dettori, MBE a member of the winning Flat Jockey Team, during the Markel Champions Challenge in aid of the injured Jockeys Fund at the Olympia International Horse Show at Olympia, London, UK; on 16th December 2016 AP McCoy and Frankie Dettori to go head-to-head at Olympia
AP is talking tough ahead of the Markel Champions Challenge, in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund at Olympia
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The 20-time Champion jump jockey takes to the saddle once again to put a promising four-year-old through its paces on the gallops
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'It will give the birds somewhere to sit': AP McCoy statue to be unveiled at Cheltenham
The life-size bronze took six months to make and will stand on the Best Mate Plaza on the northern entrance to Cheltenham racecourse
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Sir AP Anthony Peter McCoy OBE (A. P. McCoy) riding Big Star during a Showjumping training session at Nick Skelton's stables at Arden Cote Farm in the village of Shelfield near Ancestor in Warwickshire in UK on 28th November 2016 nick skelton Watch champion jockey AP McCoy riding Olympic gold-medallist Big Star
Have we found a new career for the Grand National-winning jockey?
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Frankie Dettori, MBE a member of the winning Flat Jockey Team, during the Markel Champions Challenge in aid of the injured Jockeys Fund at the Olympia International Horse Show at Olympia, London, UK; on 16th December 2016 Flat jockeys beat their jumping rivals at Olympia
There were thrills aplenty during the competitive Markel champions challenge — in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund — at Olympia, London International Horse Show
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Credit: Bill Selwyn Tackling depression: Jockeys speak out in new video
AP McCoy, Daryl Jacob, Mark Enright and Leighton Aspell speak candidly about the mental health challenges they’ve faced in a new video to mark World Mental Health Day
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Credit: Peter Nixon Nick Skelton 'amazed' by calls for him to be crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year
The Rio 2016 gold medallist said it would be an 'honour for showjumping' and Sir AP McCoy is among those backing Nick for the accolade
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Zara Phillips and High Kingdom Zara Tindall and AP McCoy go head-to-head on polo field
The inaugural Jockeys vs Olympic Legends polo match will take place at Beaufort Polo Club on 19 June
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. Credit: Images by Tom Shaw/Getty Images for Laureus AP McCoy and Victoria Pendleton try polo – AP admits: 'I chose the right career as a jockey'
The pair joined England rugby player Jonathan Joseph for a polo lesson from Hugo Lewis
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Happy Birthday AP McCoy! His career in pics
To celebrate the 20-time champion jockey AP McCoy's 42nd birthday today (4 May 2016), we've picked out just some of the many highlights from an outstanding career in the saddle, before his retirement last April
