A RECORD-BREAKING horse trainer who’s won millions has shocked racing by handing in his licence.
Keith Dalgleish, won also won at Royal Ascot as a jockey, delivered the bombshell and said: “I’ve got sheep that need looking after.”
Dalgleish has made millions in racing but is handing in his licence, and says, ‘I have sheep to look after’
Dalgleish, 39, has won just shy of £3million over the past five seasons on the Flat alone, with another £800,000 coming over jumps.
He insisted the decision to stop training at his South Lanarkshire base was nothing to do with money – but that he just wanted to do something else.
Dalgleish, whose top horses include Aberama Gold and What’s The Story, broke the record for most winners in a Flat season by a Scottish-based trainer five times.
And with 952 career wins over both codes, he was always a popular choice with owners.
But he insisted now was the time to pack up – for a while at least.
Dalgleish, who had a 100-1 winner at Newcastle just last month, told the Racing Post: “I’m going to stop training this year.
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“I haven’t set a date, I’ve just told my owners and my staff it will be some time in 2023.
“We’re not too far off 1,000 winners so that might be a good time to go out.
“Some have been surprised but people change path all the time in every other walk of life. I don’t see the big deal.
“I want to be able to do some travelling. I took up cycling during lockdown and fell in love with it.
“I’ll do plenty of that and I have quite a few sheep who need looking after so I’ll do that too.
“I may come back in a few years’ time, I’ll see how it goes.”
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