clayton
25-02-2010, 02:45 PM
I recently read an article, in which Tony McCoy was bemoaning the fact that he has won very little of national hunt's top races - i.e. gold cups, champion hurdles, grand nationals.. We all know what a class jockey he is and the ridiculous amount of winners he has ridden in his life time thus far, but the majority of them coming in smaller meetings during the week and that.
What i want to ask people on here is, if he is bemoaning this fact then why does he not get a job as number jockey to a powerful stable instead of being retained by JP Mc?
I know he gets €1m a year off JP Mc just to ride his horses, but when mick fitzgerald retired apparently he was offered the job at nicky hendersons but turned it down.
Riding for a retainer, you're not going to ride the quality of horse that you would ride if you were number 1 jock for willie mullins, paul nicholls, alan king, nicky henderson, philip hobbs etc. People say he rides for jonjo o'neill, that is only because the vast majority of JP's horses are with him.
I find it fascinating the way a sports man so talented as AP would be quicker to side with money, than national hunts biggest prizes.
What i want to ask people on here is, if he is bemoaning this fact then why does he not get a job as number jockey to a powerful stable instead of being retained by JP Mc?
I know he gets €1m a year off JP Mc just to ride his horses, but when mick fitzgerald retired apparently he was offered the job at nicky hendersons but turned it down.
Riding for a retainer, you're not going to ride the quality of horse that you would ride if you were number 1 jock for willie mullins, paul nicholls, alan king, nicky henderson, philip hobbs etc. People say he rides for jonjo o'neill, that is only because the vast majority of JP's horses are with him.
I find it fascinating the way a sports man so talented as AP would be quicker to side with money, than national hunts biggest prizes.