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Summary Irish jockey Richard Hughes won seven of the eight races at Windsor Racecourse on Monday.
Irish jockey Richard Hughes won seven of the eight races at Windsor Racecourse on Monday, a feat that commanded odds of 10,168-1.Bookmaker Paddy Power says Hughes cost the firm about 750,000 pounds ($1.2 million), with one person winning 85,000 pounds ($136,400).Its great to do it. I always said I might do it one day at Windsor, my lucky track, Hughes told the At The Races television channel. Without Richard Hannon I wouldnt be doing any of it. Every day my kid, Harvey, says, How many winners today? Six or seven? I tell him I wont ride that many, but I have today... what a thrill.Hughes won the first race on 13-8 joint-favorite Pivotal Movement and the second with 5-2 favorite East Texas Red, with both horses trained by father-in-law Richard Hannon.Further victories came on Embankment (7-1), Magic Street (4-1 favorite) and Links Drive Lady (5-2 favorite).After finishing third on Ever Fortune, Hughes was back in winning form half an hour later on Duke Of Clarence (7-4 favorite) before rounding off an unforgettable day on Mama Quilla (15-8).Jockey Frankie Dettori won seven out of seven races in one day at Ascot in 1996.That was probably the cheapest seven-timer ever for the bookies, said Kate Miller, a spokeswoman for bookmaker William Hill. The last time a high-profile jockey rode a big seven-timer it cost us 7 million pounds ($11.2 million), so were very grateful that Richard timed his on a quiet Monday.Well pay out around 100,000 pounds ($160,500) but the figure could easily have been 10 times that if hed chosen this Saturday instead.
