{"id":62668,"date":"2025-09-15T09:58:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=62668"},"modified":"2025-09-15T09:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:58:47","slug":"amateur-jockey-david-maxwell-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/amateur-jockey-david-maxwell-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Millionaire Amateur Jockey David Maxwell Retires After Suffering Fourth Broken Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Amateur jockey David Maxwell retires from the saddle on doctor&#8217;s advice &#8211; after the millionaire owner\/rider suffered his fourth broken back\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>David Maxwell Forced To Retire After Latest Injury<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>David Maxwell made a name for himself in the world of horse racing &#8211; after the millionaire amateur jockey becoming famous for riding his own horses.<\/p>\n<p>However, after suffering a fourth broken back, the property developer has called time on his career.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of Maxwell rides were often subject to plenty of interest on social media &#8211; with racing fans not always convinced about his riding ability.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 OFF THE JURY DUCKS OUT AT THE LAST UNDER DAVID MAXWELL!! <\/p>\n<p>DO YOU THINK HE MIGHT OF WON? \ud83e\udd2f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/az1ksrzj0y\">pic.twitter.com\/az1ksrzj0y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephen R Power (@racingblogger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/racingblogger\/status\/1894801041247310163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, David Maxwell still rode 75 winners in Britain (and one in Ireland) during his time in the saddle donning his famous red and brown silks.<\/p>\n<p>47 year-old Maxwell has been forced to retire by doctors after breaking his back for a fourth time.<\/p>\n<p>With a tumble at Aintree last jumps season that has caused his career-ending injury.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t the worst fracture I&#8217;ve had but it&#8217;s cumulative.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;How many impacts can you take? And at 47, I just don&#8217;t heal as well as I used to.&#8221; <\/em>Said Maxwell<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">In total during his career, Maxwell suffered six concussions, f<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">our fractured spines, b<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">roken jaw in six places, <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">punctured lungs and b<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">roken ribs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ex-Jockey David Maxwell To Sell ALL His 16 Horses\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s also been reported that David Maxwell is set to sell ALL his 16 horses, which will take place at a unique dispersal sale in October.<\/p>\n<p>He was in the saddle most of the time when his horses ran.<\/p>\n<p>Including finishing 6th on Ain&#8217;t That A Shame in the 2024 Aintree Grand National, who was sent off 40\/1 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/horse-racing\/\">horse racing betting sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"I AM MAXIMUS wins the 2024 Grand National\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8q6ewCO4tB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After riding Ain&#8217;t That A Shame in the National, Maxwell said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey are hard to find, these National horses, they don\u2019t often get sold but this lad was available so it was a no-brainer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI was shooting in Ireland and I asked one of the guys I was with to keep an eye out for a National horse for me &#8211; two days later he rang and said he had one for me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe has a weight I can do, 10st 9lb, but I will be hungry for a few weeks before Aintree.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe is a nice safe jumper, my sole concern was that he is quite strong, he pulled Rachael Blackmore\u2019s arms out a couple of times.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;But they go plenty quick enough in the National and we should get a lot of cover, so it should be fine. I&#8217;ll hold on tight.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe will be a lovely horse for veterans chases next year, as well. So it&#8217;s an investment for the next couple of seasons.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>El Cairos Expected To Have A Lot Of Interest\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Maxwell&#8217;s horse sale would also include the exciting El Cairos, who is trained by Gary and Josh Moore and ran a blinder to be fifth in the Champion Bumper at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/cheltenham-festival-2025-dates-race-times-tv-and-new-running-order\/\">Cheltenham Festival<\/a> last season (watch below).<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"BAMBINO FEVER gives Jody Townend first Festival winner\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n-ECp0sv4sw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The horse then went onto run second at the Punchestown Festival (see below) in early May and with a hurdles career on the cards this season, this French-bred looks a very nice prospect.<\/p>\n<p>El Cairos is already a 25\/1 shot for the 2026 Supreme Novices&#8217; Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Following on from David Maxwell&#39;s retirement at age 47, his horses will go to a dispersal sale at Cheltenham on the 24th October.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb0 OFF THE JURY, QUEENSBURY BOY, and IN D&#39;OR will all be up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 I wonder who will get EL CAIROS though&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G3LUSe5L5s\">pic.twitter.com\/G3LUSe5L5s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake Price (@JakePriceRacing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakePriceRacing\/status\/1967525321177235748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Did David Maxwell Make His Money?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Riding his own horses in some of the biggest jumps races in the world was all funded by David Maxwell&#8217;s London-based property development business.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell is the founder and CEO of construction company DPK, which has been responsible for over \u00a31billion in commercial real estate deals over the years &#8211; making the amateur rider a lot of money, which is why he&#8217;s been able to fund his horse racing hobby.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"David Maxwell, the unique owner &amp; jockey\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JKh0droYNlw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amateur jockey David Maxwell retires from the saddle on doctor&#8217;s advice &#8211; after the millionaire owner\/rider suffered his fourth broken back\u00a0\u00a0 David Maxwell Forced To Retire After Latest Injury David Maxwell made a name for himself in the world of horse racing &#8211; after the millionaire amateur jockey becoming famous for riding his own horses. 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