▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁popular ity ▁with ▁high ▁society ▁in ▁the ▁class - rid den ▁system ▁that ▁pre va iled ▁in ▁Britain ▁between ▁the ▁wars . ▁The ▁two ▁became ▁firm ▁friends . ▁ ▁By ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Rich ards ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁s addle , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁winning ▁ways ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁racing ▁season . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁he ▁became ▁stable ▁j ockey ▁to ▁Fred ▁Dar ling , ▁and ▁that ▁season , ▁with ▁ 2 5 9 ▁vict ories ▁under ▁his ▁bel t , ▁he ▁broke ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁greatest ▁number ▁of ▁wins ▁in ▁a ▁year , ▁a ▁record ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁keep ▁for ▁nearly ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁( he ▁broke ▁his ▁own ▁record ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁when ▁r iding ▁ 2 6 9 ▁w inners ). ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁set ▁a ▁world ▁record ▁winning ▁twelve ▁consecutive ▁races ▁including ▁r iding ▁all ▁six ▁w inners ▁at ▁Che p st ow ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October . ▁Ach iev ement ▁followed ▁achiev ement , ▁with ▁Rich ards ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ▁at ▁New market ▁Race course ▁ab o ard ▁T ud or ▁M inst rel ▁by ▁ 8 ▁lengths , ▁the ▁largest ▁winning ▁margin ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁Despite ▁these ▁huge ▁success es , ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁one ▁race ▁where ▁a ▁win ▁had ▁always ▁el ud ed