Tony Mc Coy - Trainer Relationships and Colours

Trainer Relationships and Colours

McCoy is retained by the Irish millionaire and powerful racehorse owner, J. P. McManus and therefore rides all of his horses in Britain and occasionally Ireland. McCoy joined forces with J. P. McManus in 2004 after reportedly being offered a £1 million a year retainer. McCoy had previously spent seven years as Martin Pipe's first jockey and many within racing were surprised of his decision to split from the all conquering Pipe stable. Many felt McCoy would struggle to retain his Champion Jockey title without the firepower provided by Pipe. However, McCoy has continued to dominate the sport and has won a further 8 jockey title's since their separation of ways.

J.P. McManus has the majority of his horses in training with ex-jockey Jonjo O'Neill who trains at the state-of-the-art training facility 'Jackdaws Castle' in Gloucestershire, which is owned by McManus. As such, McCoy often rides horses trained by Jonjo O'Neill in addition to those owned by McManus.

When not required to ride for McManus or O'Neill, McCoy has struck up a number of links with leading national hunt trainers. McCoy rides a number of horses for Welsh based trainer Rebecca Curtis. In addition, McCoy often links up with for powerful trainer Nicky Henderson when his first jockey Barry Geraghty is riding in Ireland.

McCoy is most commonly associated with the famous green and gold hooped skills of legendary owner J. P. McManus.