cityfanlee23 Posted 25 February 2014 Posted 25 February 2014 Lucky enough to have him ride for us a few times, A real gentleman, A true professional, And a hell of a jockey!! Johnny Murtagh winning the 2005 Derby on Motivator PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos) Murtagh quits saddle to concentrate on training By Jonathan Mullin 1:30PM 25 FEB 2014 JOHNNY MURTAGH, one of the top jockeys of his generation, has told the Racing Post that he is retiring from race-riding to concentrate on his training career. Murtagh bows out after an incredible 2013 during which he rode a string of big-race winners headlined by Novellist's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes triumph and four Royal Ascot successes, including Sole Power's dramatic King's Stand Stakes victory. In a career spanning 26 years Murtagh, who will be 44 this year, won three Derbys, four Irish Derbys and five Gold Cups, including two on the great Yeats. "I went for a run the other day and during it I started to think about the amount of effort that I have to put in this season and I just don't think I have the time to give to being a jockey any more," said Murtagh, who rode 106 top-level winners and started training last year. "We have a lot on this season, with 24 new stables here and 45 horses riding out. I didn't want to give riding 30 per cent and training 70 per cent. All my life it has been 100 per cent or nothing." Buy Wednesday's Racing Post or download the iPad edition from 8pm to read more.
cityfanlee23 Posted 25 February 2014 Author Posted 25 February 2014 OH MY GOD THIS IS HUGE NEWS. Don't be a **** Stan, It doesn't suit you.
StanSP Posted 25 February 2014 Posted 25 February 2014 Big enough for you to comment on. It is if you follow racing... Get a ****ing life. why the capitals though? Calm down.
cityfanlee23 Posted 25 February 2014 Author Posted 25 February 2014 why the capitals though? Calm down. I just don't get your comment... If you don't think it's interesting news don't comment, simple. Anyone who follows racing will find it interesting.
StanSP Posted 25 February 2014 Posted 25 February 2014 I just don't get your comment... If you don't think it's interesting news don't comment, simple. Anyone who follows racing will find it interesting. I didn't say it wasn't interesting. Just that it probably didn't warrant the capital letters, whether someone is interested in racing or not.
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