The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop

When Tony ‘A.P.’ McCoy announced his retirement from racing the shockwaves reverberated across the entire world of sport. On his way to an unprecedented 20th consecutive champion jockey’s title and with more than 4,300 winners to his name, McCoy seemed to be at the peak of his powers when he suddenly brought down the curtain on an extraordinary career. But then A.P. McCoy has always done things his way. Here, A.P. reflects upon the unparalleled career he forged from humble beginnings in Moneyglass, County Antrim, to the emotional day at Sandown in April 2015 when horse racing bade a tearful farewell to arguably its greatest ever star.