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Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? McCoy played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts and the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. He achieved a new high of 289 winners, and on 27 August 2002, at Uttoxeter, his victory on Mighty Montefalco meant he had surpassed Richard Dunwoody's all time jumps record and was now the leading jumps jockey. [30], McCoy is an Arsenal fan. College: Florida. This was the 18th time, out of the 20 seasons riding in Britain, he has surpassed 150 winners for a season. [33], In October 2013, it was announced that McCoy is to join BBC Radio 5 Live as a racing pundit every Friday evening on the "5 Live Sport" programme hosted by Dan Walker. View the list For eight or 10 years, I got wrapped up in chasing records. Success in Ireland soon led to a move across the Irish Sea, and he began riding in England in 1994. PFR HOF Monitor: 14.33 (271st among DT, average HOF DT is 114.18), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 10:43PM. Former Grand National winner AP McCoy has opened up on the ‘heartbreaking’ loss of his friend, who was a very popular figure in sport. [citation needed], McCoy was knighted in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to horse racing. McCoy was most commonly associated with the green and gold hooped silks of McManus. His first win in England came at Exeter on 7 September 1994 riding the Gordon Edwards trained Chickabiddy to a length victory. McCoy rode his first winner of his career on the Jim Bolger trained Legal Steps, in a flat race at Thurles racecourse in Ireland, on 26 March 1992 at the age of 17. [40], In December 2013, McCoy was officially awarded three Guinness World Records. [14], McCoy sealed his 4000th career win riding the Jonjo O'Neill trained Mountain Tunes, in the colours of owner JP McManus, to a hard-fought victory in the Weatherbys Novices' Hurdle at Towcester on 7 November 2013. Tony McCoy: Pos: DT-NT, Career: 114 G, Colts/Cardinals 1992-2000, born FL 1969 He stands 1.78 m (5'10"), far taller than most jockeys. in Orlando, FL, Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 34 (3153rd overall since 1960). [6] He was knighted in January 2016. McCoy had previously spent seven years as Martin Pipe's first jockey and many within racing were surprised of his decision to split from the successful Pipe stable. Join our linker program. Looking for some great streaming picks? [SPOTY 1], He made the final shortlist of ten for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2013 after surpassing the landmark total of 4000 career winners over jumps during the course of the 2013/2014 National Hunt racing season. McCoy finished in third place behind the winner Andy Murray and runner up Leigh Halfpenny. [22], McCoy announced live on Channel 4 after his win on Mr Mole in the Game Spirit Chase that he would retire at the end of the 2014/15 NH Season. He was named 2013 RTÉ Irish Sports Personality of the Year on 21 December 2013. McCoy won for the first time in 1992. June 10, 1969 He was married to Diane Lefton. [3] His most high-profile winners include the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, King George VI Chase and the 2010 Grand National, riding Don't Push It.[4]. He became the first jump jockey to ride 2,500 winners when getting Kanpai up to score at Huntingdon on 3 October 2006. Pro-Football-Reference utilizes Official NFL data for current NFL seasons. McCoy joined forces with powerful trainer Martin Pipe in 1997 and between them they proved to be an exceptionally strong partnership which dominated the sport. Born: Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Tony McCoy. Find out more. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. McCoy told Sky Sports Racing: ‘He was a wonderful man. On 7 November 2013 he rode his 4,000th winner, riding Mountain Tunes to victory at Towcester. McCoy: My Autobiography (2011)[29] and "Winner: My Racing Life" (2015). He was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2010, becoming the first jockey to win the award,[5] and in December 2013 he was named RTÉ Sports Person of the Year. Everything was a number. Are you a Stathead, too? View the profiles of people named Tony McCoy. As Pastor, he brings creative and innovative vision with an “out of the box” approach for ministering to all cultures and age groups. ‘It’s just horrifically sad. He was an actor and producer, known for Bride of the Monster (1955), Naked Gun (1956) and The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954). McCoy has been honoured with 20 Lester Awards during his riding career to date, the most of any jockey past or present. From The Virgin Suicides to On the Rocks, IMDb dives into the cinematic stylings of Oscar-winning director Sofia Coppola. This page was last edited on 1 October 2020, at 02:07. "[34], In 2017, his wife, Chanelle McCoy was unveiled as the new dragon in RTE's Dragons' Den, replacing former dragon Eamonn Quinn. ‘We served our apprenticeships around a similar time. [21] McCoy recorded winner number 4,192 by guiding the Jonjo O'Neill trained It's A Gimme to victory in the Betfred Summer Plate Listed Handicap Chase at Market Rasen Racecourse. Even in his first season riding in Britain, as an apprentice for trainer Toby Balding, McCoy won the Conditional Jump Jockeys Title with a record 74 winners for a conditional jockey. In his first season in England, McCoy served as a conditional jockey for successful trainer Toby Balding, which culminated in winning the Conditional Jump Jockeys Title in 1995. Data Provided By Tony was a police officer with the Quitman Police Department, a volunteer with Berlin Fire Department and a former paramedic. A nine-time Irish Champion Jockey, Smullen’s death has left the world of Racing in mourning as it comes to terms with the loss of one of it’s greats.

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