Robert Winston (jockey)

Robert Winston
Occupation Jockey
Born 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

Robert Winston is an Irish jockey. He was British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1999[1] and won the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes on Magical Romance in 2004.[2] In 2016, he won the Lester Award for flat ride of the year.[3] 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 to date.[4]

Major wins

United Kingdom Great Britain

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Winston | QIPCO British Champions Series". Britishchampionsseries.com. 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  2. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Horse Racing | Romance rules at Newmarket". BBC News. 2004-09-30. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  3. ↑ "O'Ryan chosen for special recognition awards over both codes | Horse Racing News". Racing Post. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  4. ↑ 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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