Achievement Quote by Tony McCoy

My first winner was on Legal Steps, in Ireland, at Thurles, in March 1992. I rode for Jim Bolger, and his stable jockey was…

— Tony McCoy

From a public perspective, the Grand National is the biggest race of all, and not to have won it yet is definitely a failure.…

— Tony McCoy

I hope to be remembered as a very good jockey.

— Chantal Sutherland

It amazes me how well the majority of jump jockeys ride in a race until they've landed over the last, then how badly most…

— Jack Leach

Michael Roberts is a great rider and a great tactician; he was always using his brain in a race. His determination to become champion…

— Steve Cauthen

Great trainers and great jockeys keep a horse from getting beat.

— Bob Baffert

Jockeys - it's so difficult It's completely insane. You're balancing on the balls of your feet on the spine of a horse and it's…

— Tom Payne

I was the kid who never won the races. I never jumped the highest. I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.

— Kate Winslet

If I really had a true racing hero, I would say it's Tony Stewart, who I've always believed to be the best race car…

— Kyle Larson

No jockey ever won a race by carrying the horse across the finish line; no coach ever won a volleyball match by touching the…

— John Kessel

I never realised that to become a jockey you needed to be a horse first.

— Arrigo Sacchi

A good jockey has to be physically well balanced. They have to possess a strong upper body and a strong lower body. You've gotta…

— Chantal Sutherland