Robert Winston (jockey)

Robert Francis Winston (born 28 November 1979)[1] is a retired Irish jockey. 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]

Robert Winston
OccupationJockey
Born28 November 1979
Finglas, Dublin, Ireland
Major racing wins
Major races
British Champions Sprint (2017)
Cheveley Park Stakes (2004)
Racing awards
Lester Award for Flat Ride of the Year (2016)
Significant horses
Librisa Breeze, Magical Romance

Winston retired in September 2019, having ridden 1,627 winners in Britain over his 23-year career[1]

Major wins

Great Britain

References

  1. Scargill, Peter (11 September 2019). "Robert Winston retires after career of brilliant highs and significant lows". Racing Post.
  2. "Robert Winston | QIPCO British Champions Series". Britishchampionsseries.com. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. "BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Horse Racing | Romance rules at Newmarket". BBC News. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. "O'Ryan chosen for special recognition awards over both codes | Horse Racing News". Racing Post. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  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.


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