Oisin Murphy lined up for £330,000 winner the day after court appearance on drink-drive charge
The reigning champion jockey will appear at Reading Magistrates' Court on Thursday after he was involved in a car crash that left a young woman in hospital with 'serious injuries'.
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Murphy, 29, was also charged with failing to provide a sample at the roadside on April 27.
The four-time champion jockey is booked for four rides at Thirsk on Wednesday, with the last of those at 5.48pm.
He will then make the 238-mile, five-hour journey from the North Yorkshire track to Reading for his court appearance.
But that trek is minuscule compared to what he has in store over the next few days.
Murphy is set to be at New York racecourse Saratoga, US, on Friday for a money-spinning ride on the Qatar Racing-owned New Century in the Group 1 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes at 10.45pm British time.
Victory on the Brendan Walsh-trained three-year-old colt is worth £330,000 in all.
From there Murphy will make the seven-hour transatlantic flight back to Britain in time for 1.50pm at Sandown on Saturday, Coral-Eclipse day at the Surrey track.
He is booked for 10-1 change Shagraan there ahead of the eagerly anticipated ride on 12-1 Almaqam in the £1million Eclipse itself at 3.35pm.
Murphy has ridden New Century in seven of his eight career runs, the highlight being a Group 1 win at Woodbine in September last year.
New Century was trained by Andrew Balding then before moving to James Ferguson and then Walsh.
Irad Ortiz Jnr rode him most recently when the son of Kameko finished third in the American Turf Stakes at Churchill Downs in May.
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