AP McCoy
@AP_McCoy
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20-time Champion Jockey. Managed by [email protected] @LBM_Agent. Ambassador for @Albert_Bartlett @WilliamHill #Playtech @IJF_Official @wellchild
Joined November 2010
My beautiful mother Claire passed away peacefully this evening with all her family around. The most incredible wife to my Dad and mother to myself, Annemarie, Roisin, Jane, Colm & Kelly
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Can I just say I would not have went to the front so soon on Don’t Push It. So I want no more abuse about giving him a bad ride😂 😂.
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Sometimes those who challenge us the most teach us the best. You did both to me for over 20 years I will be forever grateful to you thanks buddy. When you go home tonight look in the mirror you’ll see what a champion looks like. Enjoy your retirement @dickyjohnson77.
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Congratulations to my great friend @Ruby_Walsh on an amazing career. He was like Lionel Messi on a horse. What he had is uncoachable unteachable just better than everyone else.
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RIP Istabraq. Lived 32 wonderful years - he truly was the horse of a lifetime
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Thanks for all the good wishes,I've been so lucky to live my life as a jockey thanks to everyone who helped me make all my dreams come true.
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For once words fail me,a knighthood is the greatest honour,feel very proud for myself, family & my sport. Thanks for all your kind messages.
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Looks like I brought home the right baby Frank!!.
The rider is Eve McCoy, aged 11 - the daughter of 20-time champion jump jockey @AP_McCoy @mccoy_chanelle #LIHS .
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Made the toughest decision of my life announcing my retirement by the end of the season.thanks for all the well wishes really appreciate it.
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Thanks to everyone at sandown today for making my last day as a jockey so emotionally special will be forever indebted will really miss it.
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Heartbroken 💔 such a big character, always full of energy, passion, great fun and one of the coolest people I had the pleasure to know. RIP Warney
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Such a huge honour and privilege to receive my knighthood today at Buckingham Palace
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Heartbreakingly sad. Such a talented ambitious, charming young boy taken doing what he loved.💚 .My thoughts with the De Bromhead family RIP Jack 😢😢😢.
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Unbelievable from @usainbolt bet he wishes he was a racehorse, he'd have some craic at stud!!.
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I can stay awake all night it's not like I've got a job to worry about #unemployed #MayweatherPacquaio.
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This day 27 years ago I rode in my 1st race thanks to Jim Bolger,here's the race card,I weighed 6st 4lbs in these photos #thosewerethedays
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Well done @rachaelblackmor winning #spoty World Sports Star of the Year. Class, humble, worker and lots of talent. What an achievement 👏👏👏
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Ok so we all can’t be @FrankieDettori 😂🙈.
Winner alright for the charity champions race🤣👏👏👏🥳. @patjsmullen . ⭐ AP McCoy. @AP_McCoy @cancertrials_ie #LICW19 .#FlyingDismount
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Congrats on an amazing career @BarryJGeraghty the very best in every way, all class in and out of the saddle. Great way to retire having shown us all his brilliance at Cheltenham this year. Archie McCoy is very sad this morning
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Your Majesty has been an integral part of horse racing. We will miss your knowledge, passion, sense of humour, charming ease and most of all your irreplaceable presence. RIP Ma’am 🏇🏾 💔
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I wish I still had a job because if I did I wouldn't have been up all night watching that crap #boring #MayweatherPacquaio.
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Still in awe of this legend, JP getting in on the birthday pics for Istabraq’s 31st Birthday. Istabraq wouldn’t do another selfie 🤣 💚💛
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Couldn't resist a selfie with my favourite Grand National winner #Don'tPushIt @RandoxOfficial
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Only our lord has made a greater comeback. than the golfing God. 🐯🐐 @TigerWoods #Masters2019.
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So @RHughesracing thought it would be a good idea to try some racing gear on before next weekend’s race @patjsmullen preparations maybe not going as well as I’d hoped @cancertrials_ie @curraghrace @Ruby_Walsh @JosephOBrien2 @JohnnyMurtagh @TedDurcan @KFallonJockey @paulcarberry
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Thanks for all the good luck messages especially the 1 from this little man http://t.co/VnAJjeZc8W.
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Thanks to @portdoverpolice For rescuing my stolen quad bike that was in a container on the back of a lorry on its way to Romania. I will be making a donation to the @IJF_official as you ask @portdoverpolice thank you
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Great night @Hurling4cancer not ashamed to say that I ask this legend for a photo @Paulmcgrath5
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Happy 28th birthday to the mighty Istabraq. but why couldn’t you have been born 10 years later!! I think you would have preferred me riding you😂
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The great Irish commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh once said ‘They say great sports people are like living legends. They say they are the living that never die and the dead that live forever’…1 year on Pat Smullen always a legend😢 @francescrowley
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Does anyone know where I could get a strong Irish horse to give @JoeMarler a riding lesson!!.
🐴 Our @bathrugby preview with @JoeMarler took an unexpected turn. 🏆 Join us for @ChampionsCup rugby at The Stoop on Saturday - tickets and hospitality: . #COYQ
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Ever wondered, what a genius on horse looks like👇. Ryan Moore👏.
【Japan Cup (G1), 2400m, Tokyo, JRA】. Vela Azul won the Japan Cup !. #JRA #horseracing #JapanCup #VelaAzul
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Today racing is showing it’s true Greatness as a sport. I am unbelievably proud to be part of it. Racing staff & jockeys giving up their fees, race goers/fans, trainers & owners incredible generosity towards @cancertrials_ie Thank you @patjsmullen.
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I know I said I wouldn't compete again. but I will for my good friend Pat @patjsmullen @curraghrace @cancertrials_ie #IrishChampionsWeekend #15thSept.
He's Back. 🙌 The legend @AP_McCoy will return to the saddle to ride in the @patjsmullen Charity Race of Champions for Cancer Trials Ireland @curraghrace on Irish Champions Weekend.
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Don’t Push it who will be 22 years old on June the 6th enjoying a well deserved carrot😍 oh and Istabraq who will be 30 on May the 23rd wanted a selfie🙄😂
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Such sad news - Rob Burrow was a true inspiration both on and off the pitch, always such determination, humility and a fighter to the end.
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And for such stupidity I’m going to block @BHAStewards incase I end up reading again such embarrassing rubbish. how can our sport have such appalling decision makers in charge.
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Very sad to hear the news of John McCririck's passing - one of the most recognisable faces from the world of horse racing and a great at promoting our sport. Our thoughts are with Jenny.
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Thanks to the team @CheltenhamRaces last 4 days I've had very mixed emotions but a fantastic 4 days. Will really miss racing & racing fans.
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Happy 20th birthday to a real game changer Don’t Push It. he even has his own coffee @TheAdareManor
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My last day riding at Cheltenham my valets/friends looked after me for over 20 years miss hanging out with them
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Very sad to hear about the death of Walter Swinburn. Brilliantly stylish & a genius in the saddle. A jockey that God hath retained. RIP.
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I watch and use this regularly. One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. Ian Wright taking his hat off when he sees Mr Pigden. #imacelebrity .
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Slow learner like his dad!!.
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Don’t twist my words. I said “Lives have been lost” referring to Covid-19, not the Cheltenham Festival.
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RIP Jack Charlton an honorary Irish man. I can remember listening to this song all through the summer of 1990 when I started work in Jim Bolger’s
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I was 15 and supposed to be at school!!.
BEFORE HE BECAME FAMOUS. Stable-lad AP McCoy leads in Wood Louse following victory at Downpatrick racecourse
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@AP_McCoy @AP_McCoy this was a young Keagan Kirkby with his hero at Wincanton races, his local track. He dreamed of being a jockey and working for @PFNicholls
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This is me riding Big Star. Sadly @Skeltonspoty wasn't very keen on the idea of me borrowing him for the Tokyo Olympics!!
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Heartbreakingly sad news. thoughts and prayers with her family. RIP Lorna 💔.
Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family of Lorna Brooke at this tragic time.
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Very sad to hear that Barney Curley has passed away. Feel lucky to have enjoyed his company a man with well founded legendary status as a trainer/gambler, but one who also raised lots for the charity Direct Aid for Africa. RIP.
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Well done to @chamberlinsport & all the @itvracing team. Most importantly, winning a BAFTA has to be good for the sport of horse racing
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Such sad news about Many Clouds ,gutted for Trevor Hemmings, @OliverSherwood and all his staff. What a horse #RIP.
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Who’s teaching who?. My tent or yours enjoying his retirement with champion hurdle winner Espoir D’Allen
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Went to visit Make A Stand 26yrs old.I know 1 thing, the 1997 champ hurdle winner is ageing better than his jockey!
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Such sad news. My thoughts and prayers are with Harriet and her family🙏🏽 🙏🏽🤞.
A really moving story… @MCYeeehaaa talks to William Bethell whose daughter Harriet is in intensive care following a serious fall on the gallops last week. Our best wishes go out to Harriet and the whole Bethell family…
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Thanks to yourself @sheilalavery & #Quizical and all your team for amazing day @curraghrace all for an inspirational man @patjsmullen for a great cause @cancertrials_ie I know they’re a bunch of has beens but one of the highlights of my career 😂💪.
Thanks @AP_McCoy for wonderful ride on #Quizical in the @patjsmullen who is so inspirational @cancertrials_ie race @curraghrace @sheilalavery #everypennycounts
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I think Mr Bolger was just saying to me. That he will still be training classic winners in over 30 years time #Genius well done @kmanning910 and Poetic Flare👏
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The terrible news about @freddytylicki is what none of us wanted to hear, all our thoughts are with him and his family @IJF_official.
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Congratulations on a fantastic career and best of luck with the new one. Shouldn’t really be that difficult to be the best trainer in the family😳.
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Congrats to @ninacarberry & @katiewalsh9 on fantastic careers that you both can be very proud of, brilliant riders and great ambassadors for the sport #bigloss
Katie Walsh and Nina Carberry have retired in the last 24 hours. The sisters-in-law sat down together to reflect on their memorable careers. An emotional moment. #rteracing
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Absolutely devastated to hear the sad news of Michael O’Sullivan’s passing. A dedicated and very talented young man taken far too young. Sending my deepest condolences to his family and friends at this heartbreaking time.
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Poor fellow he's looking out thinking it's cold and I've got to start back to work today! I'm going to be flat out 3 times a day for the next 4 months! The worlds most sought after expensive date! #SuperStud #ValentinesDay @TomMagnier
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Never thought I’d be so excited to come out of retirement for the day. oh and obviously beating this lot😂.
All legends in more ways than one - I can never thank them enough for doing this for me and @cancertrials_ie @IrishChampsWknd @HRIRacing @AP_McCoy @Ruby_Walsh @JosephOBrien2 @paulcarberry
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So sad to hear that Prince Khalid Abdullah has passed away. Owner breeder of so many champions and one of the most iconic sets of colours ever to grace the turf. The sport of horseracing was so lucky to have him RIP @JuddmonteFarms.
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GALILEO 1998 - 2021.Regretfully our world-renowned Champion Sire Galileo was put to sleep earlier today on humane grounds owing to a chronic, non-responsive, debilitating injury to the left fore foot.
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Thank you very much for the happy birthday messages much appreciated 🎂.
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He’s just a class👏.
My word, this could apply to anything, not just golf. Never forget the reasons why you fell in love with something, as you’ll probably outlast others, whatever the rewards.
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The best news 🙏🏽.
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I voted for Britain to stay in the EU this morning . The grass isn't always greener on the other side #strongerin.
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