Guy Mitchell, who had his right eye removed at the age of five, rode a winner 30 years after first applying for a jockey’s licence“I was feeling a bit better by Tuesday,” admits Guy Mitchell, reflecting on the Sunday night celebrations that followed his earlier success at Goodwood. The overindulgence was well earned, a party 30 years in the making, to mark the moment he became the first jockey with only one eye to ride a winner in Britain. Related: Talking Horses: French giving up on hopes of 20,000 crowd for Arc Continue reading…
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