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	Legend Name	Biodata
	Tony McCoy	Born 4 May 1974, Moneyglass, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
	Henrietta Knight	born 15 December 1946 in England
	Aidan O’Brien	born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland
	Mick Fitzgerald	born 4 April 1951 in Irish
	Mouse Morris	born July 30, 1927 in England
	Richard Johnson	July 30, 1927 (1927-07-30) Upminster, England
	Best Mate	NA
	Cottage Rake	NA
	Arkle	NA
	Golden Miller	NA

Tony McCoy

Champion Jockey: 1995/6, 1996/7, 1997/8, 1998/9, 1999/2000, 2000/1, 2001/2, 2002/3, 2003/4, 2004/5, 2005/6, 2006/7, 2007/8.

Lester Awards:
o Conditional Jockey of the Year: 1995.
o Jump Jockey of the Year: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007.
o Jockey of the Year: 1997 (award discontinued after 1997).

Best season: 289 winners in 2001/2 (a British jumps record).

1,000th winner: Majadou, Cheltenham, December 11, 1999.

1,500th winner: Celtic Native, Exeter, December, 2001.

2,000th winner: Magical Bailiwick Wincanton, 17 January 2004.

3,000th winner: Restless D'Artaix on 9th February 2009

Champion Chase winner: Edredon Bleu 2000.

Champion Hurdle winners: Make A Stand 1997, Brave Inca, 2006.

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner: Mr. Mulligan, 1997.

Equalled the record with five winners at the 1998 Cheltenham Festival.

King George winner: Best Mate 2002.

Irish Grand National winner: Butler's Cabin, 2007.

Henrietta Knight (racehorse trainer)

1996 Glenlivet Hurdle (Aintree) Stompin

1997 Stayers Hurdle (Cheltenham) Karshi

1998-2001 4 Peterborough Chases (Huntingdon) Edredon Bleu

1998 Grand Annual Chase (Cheltenham) Edredon Bleu

2000 Lanzarote Hurdle (Kempton Park) Heart

2000 Sun Alliance Chase (Cheltenham) Lord Noelie

2000 Queen Mother Champion Chase (Cheltenham) Edredon Bleu

2000 Martell Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Aintree) Best Mate

2001 Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Sandown Park) Best Mate

2002 Peterborough Chase (Huntingdon) Best Mate

2002 King George VI Chase (Kempton Park) Best Mate

2002 Cheltenham Gold Cup Best Mate

2003 Cheltenham Gold Cup Best Mate

2003 Clonmel Oil Chase(Clonmel) Edredon Bleu

2003 King George VI Chase (Kempton Park) Edredon Bleu

2003 Ericsson Chase (Leopardstown) Best Mate

2004 Cheltenham Gold Cup Best Mate

2005 Peterborough Chase (Huntingdon) Impek

2006 Peterborough Chase (Huntingdon) Racing Demon

2007 Peterborough Chase (Huntingdon) Racing Demon

2009 Dipper Chase (Cheltenham) Calgary Bay

Best Mate

Sire	Un Desperado
Dam	Katday
Damsire	Miller's Mate
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	January 28, 1995
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Jacques Van't Hart
Owner	Jim Lewis
Trainer	Henrietta Knight
Record	22: 14-7-0
Earnings	£1,022,436
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Mersey Novices' Hurdle (2000) November Novices' Chase (2000) Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (2001) Haldon Gold Cup (2001) Cheltenham Gold Cup (2002, 2003, 2004) Peterborough Chase (2002) King George VI Chase (2002) Ericsson Chase (2003)
Racing Awards
British Horse Racing Board's Jump Horse of the Year, Champion Three-Mile Chaser for second year running.
Honours
Statue and Best Mate Enclosure at Cheltenham Racecourse Added to Cheltenham's Hall of Fame at the 2007 meet, along with Desert Orchid

Arkle

Sire	Archive
Grandsire	Nearco
Dam	Bright Cherry
Damsire	Knight of the Garter
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1957
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Mary Baker at Ballymacoll Stud
Owner	Anne, Duchess of Westminster
Trainer	Tom Dreaper
Record	35: 27-2-3
Earnings	₤95,198
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Cheltenham Gold Cup (1964, 1965, 1966) King George VI Chase (1965) Irish Grand National (1964) Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (1964,1965) Leopardstown Chase (1964, 1965, 1966) Whitbread Gold Cup (1965) Gallagher Gold Cup (1965) Punchestown Gold Cup (1963) Powers Gold Cup (1963)
Racing Awards
Timeform rating: 212 (steeplechase) (highest ever given for a steeplechaser)
Honours
Arkle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham Arkle Perpetual Challenge Cup at Leopardstown Song 'Arkle' by Dominic Behan Republic of Ireland postage stamp (1981)

Cottage Rake

Sire	Cottage
Grandsire	Tracery
Dam	Hartingo
Damsire	Hartford
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1939
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Owner	Frank Vickerman
Trainer	Vincent O'Brien
Record
Earnings
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Irish Cesarewitch (1947) Cheltenham Gold Cup (1948, 1949, 1950) King George VI Chase (1948)
Infobox last updated on: January 1, 2008.

Golden Miller

Sire	Gold Court
Grandsire	Goldminer
Dam	Millers Pride
Damsire	Wavelets Pride
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1927
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	T K Geraghty
Owner	Philip W. Carr Dorothy Paget (1931)
Trainer	Basil Briscoe
Record	55: 29-7-6
Earnings	Not found
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Cheltenham Gold Cup (1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936) Grand National (1934)
Honours
British Horseracing Hall of Fame

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