Former Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning jockey Barry Geraghty announced his retirement from jump racing on Saturday at the age of 40.
Barry Geraghty, on Saint Roi, celebrates after winning the Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle Race at the Cheltenham Festival in March this year AFP/Glyn KIRKLONDON: Former Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning jockey Barry Geraghty announced his retirement from jump racing on Saturday at the age of 40.
Geraghty, who was Irish champion jump jockey in 2000 and 2004, is the second most successful rider in Cheltenham Festival history with 43 wins, behind only his compatriot Ruby Walsh, who quit the sport last year."A big thank you to my family, friends and everyone who has supported me over the last 24 years tonight I am happy to say I am announcing my retirement," Geraghty wrote on Twitter.
But he has now brought his career to an end, over 23 years since claiming his first winner in January 1997.
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