Richard Hughes (jockey) a change in the rules regarding horse welfare. On 13 October 2011, it was announced that Hughes was giving up his racing licence and quitting the sport out of protest at the ban. Hughes did not follow up on this threat and on 15 October 2012 he equaled Frankie Dettori's record of winning seven races in a single meeting by winning seven out of eight races at Windsor Racecourse. The following month, he claimed his first British flat racing Champion Jockey title with 172 winners over the season. In May 2013, after a long wait, he won his first British
Jockey Challenge winner. The Jockey Challenge Points for all jockeys (including jockeys in No.14) will be counted on an individual basis. <nowiki>*</nowiki>No Jockey Challenge Points for the rest of the finishing positions. <nowiki>#</nowiki>A jockey who rides a Non-Scheduled Ride in a race In Play betting is available for the Jockey Challenge. For night meetings, selling will stop at the start of Race 6 in a meeting with 8 local races, and at the start of Race 7 in a meeting with 9 local races. For day meetings, selling will stop at the start of Race 8 in a meeting with 10 local