Horse racing legend AP McCoy has slammed Jockey Club proposals to extend the four-day Cheltenham Festival to a fifth day. The record-breaking former jockey said that the plans would make the legendary festival uncompetitive and unsafe.
In a no-holds barred interview with SkySports, McCoy called the four-day festival "diluted" and a five-day festival "the worst thing that racing could ever do". After complaining that some jockeys spend more on their victory parties than they receive in winnings, the 20-time Champion Jockey asked: "Cheltenham is meant to be the best prize money, the best horses, the most competitive, is it?"
Jockey Club management announced Friday, April 15, that they were beginning a formal consultation with owners and trainers over adding a fifth day to its March race meet, which this year saw larger crowds than ever flock to the Prestbury Racecourse.
