18 years, 50 winners.
Ruby Walsh, ladies and gentlemen.
The legendary Kildare mad made priceless history on St. Patrick’s Day when he became the first jockey to have 50 winners at the Cheltenham Festival.
Walsh rode to glory on Black Hercules in the JLT Novice’s Chase to make it a half century of wins at racing’s most famous festival.
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Back in 1998, Ruby Walsh won the Champion Bumper with Alexander Banquet but he would have to wait four more years for his second win at Cheltenham.
Then, he never looked back.
The Irishman has been crowned the festival’s leading jockey nine times – including the last three years in succession – and he is well en route to doing it again in 2016.
Willie Mullins on Ruby Walsh: "On his first ride for me he came from last to first and I thought he was the future. Fifty is fantastic."
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) March 17, 2016
Now, he is officially in a league of his own as the first and only jockey to reach 50 at Cheltenham.
What a feat.
