My boss, a horse trainer, came striding down the shedrow and handed me a cheesesteak sandwich from the backside kitchen.
The jockey's relatives were spectators to a hearty round of applause from journalists as McCoy concluded a news conference, flanked by boss McManus and trainer Jonjo O'Neill.
They are cajoled, ticked off, hectored, humiliated and bullied by a sequence of advisers, trainers, bosses and team leaders.
"You have to accept that's part of boxing … to stay here [as champion] for long, to improve more, the trainer is the boss.
"Sleep in your workout clothes so all you have to do is wash your face, brush your teeth, get your butt in the car and just go," suggested Ron "Boss" Everline, a celebrity personal trainer and co-star of the YouTube Original series "What the Fit" on Laugh Out Loud's YouTube channel.
Create a boss, a deputy, a course trainer and training assistants.
McCoy beat Jason Maguire by 41, but in Ireland it was closer; Davy Russell was two clear of Ruby Walsh, whose boss Willie Mullins crowned his eighth trainers' title by taking his Grade 1 haul during the Punchestown week to seven with Glens Melody and Diakali.
Interestingly, the word at the track today is that along with boss Richard Fahey, other northern-based trainers - including Kevin Ryan, for whom he rode Perfect Blossom to win today - have promised to give Hanagan an increased number of rides in his bid to win the championship.
Boro boss Kevin Wilkin first tried to sign Trainer in 2009, before he went to Telford.
The trainer, Enebish Ganbat, said his boss loved "beautiful women and fast horses".
