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
William Noble (jockey) giving 23 lbs to runner-up Hetman Platoff. The race was run over 9 furlongs on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in October 1839. The race is still run to this day, forming part of the annual Betfred Cambridgeshire Meeting and being the first leg of the historic Autumn Double (the second being The Betfred Cesarewitch at Future Champions Festival).<br> <br> Two years later, in 1841, he rode Lanercost to victory in the Ascot Cup, beating rival Beeswing. Willliam also won the Ayr Gold Cup on four occasions – in 1836 (Despot), 1840 (The Doctor), 1842 (The Recorder), and 1843 (The