NEWS DESK
\nLONDON
\nRuby Walsh, one of the greatest jump jockeys of all time, announced his retirement on Wednesday after landing the Punchestown Gold Cup on Kemboy.
\nThe 39-year-old Irishman announced to a surprised winning trainer Willie Mullins after he came back to the winners enclosure that was the last time the formidable duo would team up.
\nHe hangs up his boots having ridden a record 59 Cheltenham Festival winners — including two Gold Cups on the remarkable Kauto Star — and two Grand Nationals including Papillon in 2000, especially emotional as it was trained by his father Ted.
\nWalsh said he had always aimed to bow out with a big win — it would have come earlier had Mullins\u2019s Rathvinden landed the Grand National last month where he finished third.
\n\u201cThat\u2019s it, you\u2019ll never see me on a horse again -\u2013 I\u2019m finished,\u201d Walsh told reporters. \u201cI\u2019m not going out for the next one.\u201d
\nWalsh, who rode nigh on 2,800 winners in his 24-year career, had his fair share of injuries in his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NEWS DESK LONDON Ruby Walsh, one of the greatest jump jockeys of all time, announced his retirement on Wednesday after landing the Punchestown Gold Cup on Kemboy. The 39-year-old Irishman announced to a surprised winning trainer Willie Mullins after he came back to the winners enclosure that was the last time the formidable duo would […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n