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CHELTEN- HAM , FES- TIVAL OF LÉGENDS
“ Cheltenham is the pinnacle , it ’ s the place you want to win . It ’ s the best amphitheatre of racing . It ’ s the hardest place to conquer , and it ’ s also the most important .” The speaker is none other than the greatest jockey of all time , winner of 4,358 hurdle races , 20-time Champion Jockey , two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner , Grand National victor and recipient of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award . Jacob Pritchard-Webb met Sir Anthony McCoy OBE for a captivating interview that traces his career from his first win in 1992 .
“ Even ten years after his retirement , there ’ s always a part of him that dreams of riding in the famous green and gold silk again .” The legendary man has since become the representative of JP McManus ’ equally renowned silks , and he discusses Cheltenham ’ s best prospects . “ It ’ s like Christmas in March for this charming Regency-style town ( early 19 th century ),” where Emmanuel Roussel recounts this gentle madness from March 11 to 14 in the English countryside for a complete immersion in this legendary Festival .
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By Jacob Pritchard-Webb
SIR ANTHONY MCCOY , THE BIG INTERVIEW
“ He is , in my opinion , a living legend .” Jacob Pritchard- Webb sat down for an interview with the legendary jockey Sir Anthony McCoy just weeks before the highly anticipated Cheltenham Festival , the pinnacle of jump racing across the Channel . An exclusive conversation with the greatest jockey of all time .
Legends are written in to racing folklore by their achievements and the records that they break . Where winners are always idolized and cherished in a sport that has no time for 2 nd place . Horse racing remembers many names throughout the past whether it be flat or national hunt racing . They are symbolized and celebrated either with statues , paintings or books . But one man achieved enough to entitle and receive all three . The consistent debate of who is the greatest jockey ever is certainly one that divides opinion , whether you are in camp Lester Piggott or Willie Carson , team Frankie Dettori or Ryan Moore . One man however stands alone . His accolades means his name is rarely discussed because there is simply no need for the argument , they are unmatched by what anyone has done before or likely to ever do again . I ’ m talking about of course Sir Anthony McCoy OBE . 20 times champion jockey , champion conditional jockey , 4358 wins , two Cheltenham Gold cup , a champion hurdle a Grand National and even a BBC Sports personality of the Year award to boot .
An Unmatched Work Ethic AP McCoy was one of the most relentless and dedicated jockeys the world has ever seen , ever since he won his first race in 1992 at the age of 17 years old . From then on , he never took a day off from the fear he might lose his edge or not quite be as good as he should be . I ’ ve been lucky enough to meet him a few times since my injury , as he a president of the Injured Jockeys Fund . Another side to him that not many people have seen is how he not only cares about the sport , but the people who take part in it and take the same risks he did . But unlike him , didn ’ t always get up and walk away . When meeting him in the
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