He's done it! Billy Loughnane lands record-breaking 222nd win of the year

Billy Loughnane broke the 21st century record for winners in a calendar year after he registered his 222nd success on Invited at Lingfield Park on New Year’s Eve.

The young jockey became the first to rack up 200 British winners in 2025 earlier in the year, and then set his sights on another feat before the beginning of 2026.

Kieren Fallon set the previous record with his 2003 tally of 221 winners and while Oisin Murphy came close with 220 victories in 2019, Loughnane has now surpassed that feat.

Loughnane rode his father Mark’s runner Bright to victory at Newcastle on Monday to edge one closer, and then First Greyed for Thomas Faulkner in the penultimate race at Wolverhampton on Tuesday night looked to set it up perfectly, only for the line to come just too soon aboard Amerjeet in the last.

But on the final day of the year, Loughnane reached the landmark aboard George Boughey’s well-backed 4-5 favourite in the Win £250,000 With BetMGM’s Golden Goals Handicap.