A LEGENDARY Arc de Triomphe and King George-winning jockey has retired with immediate effect.
Germany’s greatest ever jockey Andrasch Starke has called time on his 36-year career.
Legendary German jockey Andrasch Starke has announced his retirement with immediate effect, bringing the curtain down on a career which included a record-breaking victory in the Arc on superstar mare DanedreamCredit: Reuters
The fastest @paris_longchamp Arc ever 😮💨
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Danedream and Andrasch Starke gave us a moment to remember back in 2011… pic.twitter.com/iEHJBdOnWN
He reached the summit of racing aboard awesome mare Danedream in 2011 when they won the Paris-Longchamp feature in a record time.
Sent off 20-1, she scorched down the straight to win by five lengths in a time that has never been bettered.
Starke and Danedream, who was put down three years ago, then won the King George at Ascot the following summer.
A legend at home and abroad, Starke, 52, retires having won almost 3,000 races.
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