Silvestre de Sousa has ridden his 2,000th winner in Britain with the success of Neyva's Angel (Harry Angel) at Yarmouth on Thursday. De Sousa has been champion jockey three times there in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
Currently 45, De Sousa had a long association with Mark Johnston, and was a retained rider for Godolphin from 2012-2015 prior to riding as number one jockey for King Power Racing.
Other riders to have ridden at least 2000 winners in Britain include Ryan Moore, Luke Morris, Jim Crowley, Jamie Spencer and William Buick.
“I am incredibly proud to have reached this milestone in my career, after over 20 years as a professional jockey with so many amazing achievements, this is another great thing to have,” said the Brazilian. “I would like to thank everyone who made this possible for me.
“I was just a boy from Brazil, and to have this many winners in Great Britain is just a dream come true. England is my home now, and to do this here is so amazing, I am so lucky to have achieved such success.
“Now being freelance, I get to ride a lot of different horses for different trainers all over Great Britain. I look forward to all the opportunities still to come.”
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