Robert Winston | |
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Occupation | Jockey |
Born | Finglas, Dublin, Ireland | 28 November 1979
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 Francis Winston (born 28 November 1979)[1] is an Irish jockey who competes in Flat racing.
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]
Winston retired in September 2019, having ridden 1,627 winners in Britain over his 23-year career[1] In September 2021 he came out of retirement to resume his career and rode his first winner since retirement on 11 October 2021.[6]