WATCH: Legendary Man United coach Sir Alex Ferguson’s wild celebrations as his horse wins a race at Cheltenham after 15 years

Sir Alex Ferguson had two wins so far in the 2024 Cheltenham Festival.

WATCH: Legendary Man United coach Sir Alex Ferguson’s wild celebrations as his horse wins a race at Cheltenham after 15 years

Sir Alex Ferguson couldn't hold back his excitement as his horse won a race (Image via The Independent)

The Cheltenham Festival has been going on since 1860, with many horse races being one of the biggest attractions of the festival. Many people have been sending horses to compete in the festival, including Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson. 

Sir Alex Ferguson has been sending his horses to the festival for years, along with John Hales. He last won in 2009, but kept competing every year in the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle. After 15-years, the Manchester United legend finally won a race in 2024. 

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In a video that has just gone viral, he is seen celebrating the win by jumping in joy. Along with him was English icon, Sam Allardyce, who joined in on the celebrations. His horse, Monmiral, won the Scottish legend £50,000 for the win. The very next day, another horse of his won another race, and more three horses to race in. 

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Sir Ferguson retired from football management in 2013. When he retired, he was the most successful manager in the history of English football, winning 13 titles, 2 Champions Leagues and 5 FA Cups.

Paul Ince reveals spat he had with Sir Alex Ferguson before leaving Manchester United 

Paul Ince joined Manchester United in 1989 from West Ham United. He made his debut under Sir Alex Ferguson in 1989 and played an integral part in his team for the Scot for the next six years. The midfielder played 272 games for the Red Devils, scoring 27 times and assisting 16 times. 

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Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Ince reunited (Image via The Mirror)

Towards the end of his stint with United, his relationship with Sir Ferguson kept getting worse and it was completely ruined after a match with Norwich. United won the game 3-1 and Ince tried to dribble past a couple of players. Sir Ferguson didn’t like it, singling him out and shouting at him. Ince decided to talk back, which caused many teammates to defend their manager. 

I said to him, 'Gaffer, you can go f*** yourself. I don't give a f*** gaffer, go and f*** yourself, do what you want. You're moaning when we've just won, f*** off'. All of a sudden he said, 'Don't talk to me like that', and he went for me. 
Paul Ince said on Up Front with Simon Jordan podcast

Ince ended up leaving the club for Inter Milan, playing in Italy for two years. He returned to England to play for United rivals Liverpool. After retiring, Ince moved to management, even facing Sir Ferguson while managing Blackburn Rovers. 

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