Ryan Moore is generally regarded as the finest jockey in flat racing in the world currently . Moore has been criticized by the British media for his surly ways in and out of the saddle , even his father once joked he was a `` miserable bastard . '' A former footballer in his youth , the diehard Liverpool fan was a relative latecomer to racing . He is UK monarch 's go - to jockey when it comes to big races .
Ryan Moore is generally regarded as the finest jockey in flat racing in the world currently . A former footballer in his youth , the diehard Liverpool fan was a relative latecomer to racing . He is UK monarch 's go - to jockey when it comes to big races .