LAST weekend, I won the most prestigious race for amateurs on the US jump racing circuit: the Maryland Hunt Cup.

In doing so aboard Vintage Vinnie, I also set a new course record for the event, thus adding my own piece of history to the famous race. That win was just my second under rules, following on from a significant victory on the American trained Scorpions Revenge in Cork last month. As someone who has only ever wanted to be a jockey, I am hoping that those recent successes can kick-start my career.