RUK jockey award for Hughes
Richard Hughes won his third straight Racing UK Glorious Goodwood Top Jockey Award with four winners through the week.
Last Updated: 04/08/12 5:37pm
Richard Hughes won his third straight Racing UK Glorious Goodwood Top Jockey Award with four winners through the week.
Hughes, who rode a record-breaking nine in 2010 and five winners last year, receives a lifetime subscription to Racing UK, a £1,000 donation to the charity of his choice, which is Retraining of Racehorses, and a deluxe Goodwood hamper following yet another brilliant meeting.
Hughes swooped late to take the lead with only four races left at the five-day meeting, thanks to his win on The Fugue in the Group One Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes.
His total of four wins was matched by Tom Queally, but Hughes took the award by virtue of riding more seconds.
He said: "My target was five winners for the week, so I fell short on that front but a Group 1 winner more than makes up for it and it was nice to do it for John (Gosden) who looked after me as a young lad."
Racing UK's Commercial Director Nick Mills said: "We were delighted to sponsor the Glorious Goodwood Top Jockey Award for a third year running and it was great to see Richard win it yet again as he's such a fantastic ambassador for the sport."