Robert_Winston_(jockey)

Robert Winston (jockey)

Robert Winston (jockey)

Irish jockey

Robert Francis Winston (born 28 November 1979)[1] is an Irish jockey who competes in Flat racing.

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Biography

He was the British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1999[2] and won the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes on Magical Romance in 2004.[3] In 2016, he won the Lester Award for flat ride of the year.[4] After a gap of thirteen years, he added a second Group 1 victory in the 2017 British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot on Librisa Breeze, the biggest win of his career.[5]

Winston retired in September 2019, having ridden 1,627 winners in Britain over his 23-year career[1] In September 2021 he came out of retirement to resume his career and rode his first winner since retirement on 11 October 2021.[6]

Major wins

United Kingdom Great Britain

References

  1. [1]
    Scargill, Peter (11 September 2019). "Robert Winston retires after career of brilliant highs and significant lows". Racing Post.
  2. [2]
    "Robert Winston | QIPCO British Champions Series". Britishchampionsseries.com. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. [3]
    "BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Horse Racing | Romance rules at Newmarket". BBC News. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. [4]
    "O'Ryan chosen for special recognition awards over both codes | Horse Racing News". Racing Post. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. [5]
    Playle, Maddy (21 October 2017). "Ivory bags first Group 1 as Librisa breezes to biggest win of career". Racing Post. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. [6]
    Milnes, David (11 October 2021). "'I've got the buzz' - Robert Winston lands first winner since retirement U-turn". Racing Post. Retrieved 19 October 2021.


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