William Buick rides 2,000th winner with victory in Princess of Wales’s Stakes

William Buick rode his 2,000th British winner and immediately targeted another 1,000.

The 36-year-old brought up the landmark with victory on El Cordobes, trained by Charlie Appleby, in the Princess of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket.

Buick went clear in the closing stages to record a two-length win over Wimbledon Hawkeye.

Odds-on favourite Ghostwriter was withdrawn after rearing up in the pre-parade ring.

“It’s a great milestone and we’re looking for the next thousand now,” Buick told BBC Sport.

“It’s a big achievement. It’s longevity, hard work, dedication that gets you to those numbers.

“Probably the most important thing is support from trainers, owners, my family and the horses themselves. Without them, none of those things can happen.”

Buick soon reached 2,001 and 2,002 winners when Crimson Rose ran out an impressive winner of the six-furlong fillies’ maiden in the next race before Opera Ballo landed the Sir Henry Cecil Stakes.