Champion jockey Jim Crowley rode his 2000th winner aboard Shadwell's Modmin (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) in the Ladbrokes Supporting 'Children With Cancer UK' Novice S. at Goodwood on Sunday. Crowley, who rides is the retained rider for Sheikh Hamdan's operation, was previously a jumps jockey based in the north.
“It has been a fantastic season so far and I hope it continues,” said Crowley. “It was nice to do it here as it's my local track. I've got a lot of fond memories here and to ride it in these colours for Marcus [Tregoning] was nice.
“Battaash at York was a highlight the first year and Mohaather (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) winning in the fashion he did in such a good race here (Sussex S.), those three really stick out for me and it is hard to pick one.”
“It is massive [becoming retained rider for Sheikh Hamdan]. I felt very fortunate to get the job. When I was champion jockey that probably got me noticed. It is a dream come true and touch wood it is going well.”
The Shadwell colours have been firmly in the limelight this season, with Crowley aboard such stars as MG1SW sprinter Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), G2 Duke Of Cambridge S. heroine Nazeef (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), GSW Hukum (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and Enbihaar (Ire) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}), a MGSW who won the G2 Lonsdale Cup S. at York last out.
Crowley is not resting on his laurels, however, and said, “We've got some lovely horses coming through at the moment and I'm a big fan of Enbihaar and hopefully they just keep coming. It's not easy as some big operations have lean years, but at the moment we are having a good run. It's not impossible to get 3,000. It might seem a long way away now stood here, but so did 2,000 and so did 1,000. We will keep batting away and see where we end up.
“I'd love to win a Classic as I've been second in an Oaks and two St Legers, not that I'm counting. That is the one thing I would love to do, as I've rattled the crossbar in most of them.”
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