Riding Valentinka, Silì's jockey Marco Ghiani achieved victory number 250 in England on Tuesday. He did it at Southwell Racecourse under the guidance of Marco Botti.
Prestigious achievement for the talented Sardinian jockey who began his sixth season in the homeland of thoroughbreds obtaining 13 victories and 39 placings which led to his winnings exceeding two and a half million pounds.
At 24 years old Marco Ghiani is now an established jockey: he won the Apprentice Jockeys Championship, a title that only another Italian had won, Frankie Dettori; triumphed at a Royal Ascot race; last week he participated in the Saudi Cup, a prestigious event in Saudi Arabia with a prize pool of 20 million euros.
