The lowdown on 20-time Champion Jockey AP McCoy’s immense wealth, lavish mansion and the no-nonsense attitude he shares with Manchester United legend Roy Keane
AP McCoy is an icon of horse racing with a career that is unlikely to ever be matched.
The Northern Irishman, now 50, rode an incredible 4,358 winners, with the first coming back in 1992 when he was just 17 and his last arriving in 2015. He was the Champion Jockey for an astonishing 20 years in a row, right up until his retirement.
McCoy triumphed in the sport’s biggest races, including the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup, which he won on two occasions in 1997 and 2012. He won the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2010 and was knighted in 2016.
A decade since calling time on his illustrious career, McCoy will be back at the Cheltenham Festival this week as a pundit for ITV. Here’s a lowdown on the racing legend’s net worth, his luxurious mansion and the Roy Keane mentality which drove him…
What is AP McCoy’s net worth?
McCoy boasts a net worth of around £24million, according to The Richest. He raked in £3.4million in the 2009/10 season alone.
That was the season he finally won the Grand National, which carried a top prize of £500,000, on board Don’t Push It. He was closely associated with billionaire racehorse owner JP McManus, who reputedly paid McCoy a £1m-a-year retainer to ride his runners.
Where does AP McCoy live?
McCoy and his family live in a plush mansion in Lambourn, Berkshire, which was completed in 2015. Building on 110 acres of land they already owned, the McCoys constructed a 10,000-square-foot property that boasts an array of lavish luxuries, including a bath with a built-in waterproof TV and an outdoor swimming pool.
The Arsenal supporter’s games room includes signed Gunners jerseys, a cricket shirt signed by West Indies legend Brian Lara and a snooker table. As you would expect, the property also features an impressively large stable.
What did AP McCoy say about Roy Keane?
A fear of failure rather than the joy of success kept McCoy at the top of the sport for so long. It was a mindset shared by Manchester United legend Keane, who has famously fumes “That’s his job!” when he feels a player is being overpraised.
Speaking about their similarities at the end of his career, McCoy told the Guardian: “My job is to beat every f***** out there. So I’m a bit like Keane in being too thick and stubborn to want to talk about the chimp (‘The Chimp Paradox’, a phrase used by psychiatrist Steve Peters, who has worked with sporting stars like Ronnie O’Sullivan).
“I really like Roy Keane. He seems as mad as I am. I find him amusing as a pundit. I love it when someone says such-and-such had a good game. And Keane says, ‘That’s his job. He’s supposed to have a good game’.
“Keane’s right. That footballer’s getting paid 200 f****** grand a week – what’s he supposed to do? He’s meant to run faster than the fella besides him.”