Tag: Sam Waley-Cohen

The retiring Sam Waley-Cohen exited his amateur riding career with the biggest trophy in the steeplechase world: the Grand National. He won UK's biggest race aboard 50/1 Noble Yeats. (Image: Liverpool Echo)

Waley-Cohen Rides Into Sunset With 50/1 Grand National Victory

Sam Waley-Cohen treated himself to the best 40th birthday present/retirement party an amateur jockey can ever dream about — a Grand National title. Waley-Cohen won Saturday’s Grand National at Aintree aboard 50/1 Noble Yeats, beating 15/2 favorite Any Second Now by 2 1/4 lengths. As farewells go, this one’s hard […]