what a **** week this has been for racing fatalities:(.......RIP Keegan, Hardy, Getgin, Abolute Nation and Hermes
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what a **** week this has been for racing fatalities:(.......RIP Keegan, Hardy, Getgin, Abolute Nation and Hermes
It takes a very special type not to have felt emotional or shed a tear at this news Jinny
If you haven't seen this it is an absolute must:lol:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ZWVGkfB7M
Story starts at 3m20sec
I hope the Palace continue to run her horses under The Exors Of The Late Queen Elizabeth for as long as possible.
It'll be quite a huge celebration of her life the next time one she woned comes...
Well said Marb if you want to start a thread mate I think it would be appropriate?
Jimmy was riding as I was just getting into races and when I saw he had passed away immediatly, without having to even, think about it Indiana came to mind.
I know he finished 2nd in the Derby...
I absolutely loved the guy. I will never forget him getting off Cuckolder to ride Summerville in the last race the year Ten Up won the Gold Cup
It took me 2 minutes to find this post from...
Enjoyable stuff cheers
My late friend rode for Malcolm Jefferson in the 80" I never met him but he spoke very highly of him R.I.P.
RIP Sir.... a more colourful trainer never existed.
Unreal he has been taken so young.
His family and his close friend Daryl Jacob must be totally gutted
RIP
Sorry for your loss and thank you for the insight to a part of racing we never hear about.
I’D like to start this week’s blog by paying special tribute to my very good friend and former colleague Peter Walwyn who sadly passed away yesterday.
He was a true legend in every single sense of...
As a matter of interest The Fellow actually won the King George twice
A clever man to the end R.I.P.
At his age and with Ann dying recently I imagine that is already all taken care of and things will keep going as is
You would think so DJ he had family apparently...
Sorry never heard that one before but Tommy was trainer for the day at Newmarket when the old man couldn't get a flight down.
I have a few friends on FB will ask them but a nail through the foot...
Tommy Craig who I got to know back in the day has passed away aged 81. R.I.P. Old pal
I got to know him well and we met at Newmarket sales one day and he went out of his way to have a look without...
I'm sure he will and the sight of Ann Potts hugging Robby Power after the Gold Cup tells me she would have wanted him to.
That's the great thing about racing it never forgets it's own R.I.P.
So very young. Nothing is harder to take for his pals and his family who must be devastated. R.I.P.