Hold your horses, he's still winning! Sir Alex Ferguson lifts another trophy after 20 years

Football or horse racing, for Sir Alex Ferguson, it doesn't really matter because the man is so accustomed to winning.

After a magnificent coaching career, the legendary boss is making his retirement days much more entertaining thanks to his hobby.

Interestingly enough, he waited four years to lift his first trophy as Manchester United coach back in the day (appointed in 1986 and won the FA Cup in 1990), and on Thursday, he finally ended his two-decade-long wait for the maiden silverware in horse racing!

It happened at the Cheltenham Festival, where his two horses, Monmiral and Protektorat, rushed to victories as their 82-year-old part-owner celebrated it in jubilation.

"I've waited 20 years and now had two winners in 40 minutes," said Ferguson.

The decorated tactician has been a long-standing racing fan and owner and finally realised his ambition of being a Festival winner - not once, but twice.

"It's unbelievable, isn't it? It's a special place. This is like the Derby or the FA Cup final," said the 82-year-old.

"Of course, it's not the same as winning at football. That was my life. I was immersed in that. This is what I do for pleasure, so it's a different feeling. I don't have to worry about it. I leave that to the trainer."

Ferguson celebrated the first victory with another former football boss, Sam Allardyce, and ex-United captain Bryan Robson was among those to offer congratulations.

"He used to ban me from going to Haydock races after training, but he has done a U-turn and is worse than me now," Robson told BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.

"They have had a lot of runners over the years and had some close calls, but today, the horses have done him justice."