MILLIONAIRE amateur jockey David Maxwell has been forced to retire with immediate effect.
And he will sell all 16 of his horses – including an ‘impressive’ Cheltenham runner – in a special dispersal sale in October, report the Telegraph.
PAMillionaire businessman and top amateur jockey David Maxwell has been forced to retire with immediate effect[/caption]
Maxwell has been told to end his racing career by doctors after breaking his back for a fourth time.
He rode all the horses he owned and memorably finished sixth in the 2024 Grand National on 40-1 Ain’t That A Shame.
That landed the hugely successful property developer a cheque for £30,000 and showed he truly can cut it with the pros.
But it was a fall at Aintree last season that proved the final blow.
Maxwell said: “It wasn’t the worst fracture I’ve had but it’s cumulative.
“How many impacts can you take? And at 47, I just don’t heal as well as I used to.”
More to follow.
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