Winner My Racing Life, A.P. McCoy
Winner My Racing Life, A.P. McCoy
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Winner: My Racing Life

Author: A.P. McCoy

Narrator: Stephen Armstrong

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 11/05/2015


Synopsis

Tony (A.P.) McCoy has collected a record twenty consecutive jump jockey titles to date, and since 1992 he has ridden over 4,300 winners. This powerfully honest memoir looks at life at the very top in National Hunt racing - and beyond, discussing fatherhood, writing novels and his decision to retire while he's still a long way ahead. It is a definitive autobiography that is themed around AP's ten most important races: his first ride, first race, first fall, first win, greatest disappointment - and greatest triumph.

These are the memoirs of a true champion, an icon of sport, whose astonishing achievements over the past twenty years are unlikely to be surpassed. It is a great story of courage and triumphs, setbacks and pain, the private and public life of a riding phenomenon.

Read by Stephen Armstrong

(p) 2015 Orion Publishing Group

About A.P. McCoy

Born in County Antrim in 1974, A. P. McCoy rode his first winner in 1992. In 1996, he was crowned champion jockey for the first time, and he has held the title ever since. He received an OBE in 2010, a year after riding his 3,000th winner, and he was the first jockey to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year. He lives with his wife, Chanelle, and children, Eve and Archie, in Berkshire. Follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AP_McCoy


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sasha on April 17, 2016

Enjoyable autobiography about the life and (mainly) career of A.P Mcoy. Accessible for the those who don't know much about racing. Very interesting insight into his mindset and opinions over his long career.......more

Goodreads review by Jim affleck on May 25, 2020

A man amongst men and a jockey amongst jockeys. Really was looking forward to reading Tony's autobiography. Although obviously not just a brilliant jockey, this guy really loves horses, and has become an ambassador for his sport and in the truest sense of the word has shown true horsemanship. Could l......more


Quotes

'A careful and unfailingly generous memoir, with friends honoured, employers respected, opponents admired and family at the centre of everything. But, mainly, it is the story of winning, of talent allied to absolute single-mindedness, of a will to win that could power a small town' Daily Mail

'This is a fast-paced read that gallops along breathlessly from record to record, horse to horse. It starts close to the finish - two hurdles from home aboard Box Office at Sandown - and you are gripped from that moment on' Racing Post

'He comes across as a complex character - honest about himself, sometimes emotional, always single-minded and determined, brave and, finally, grounded. This is a lovely book about an extraordinary jockey and a special person' Horse and Countryside magazine