Redrumours 860 Posted February 2, 2018 Malton trainer Malcolm Jefferson has died aged 71. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 2, 2018 Await Jefferson airplane/starship gags..... Since this bumped, I do wonder if anything behind Criquette Heads retirement other than age. Normally they go until they drop. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted February 2, 2018 3 hours ago, charon said: Await Jefferson airplane/starship gags..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 8, 2018 Charlie Davis, who enjoyed a long career with thoroughbreds, died of cancer today, at the age of 78. Davis was diagnosed with lung cancer, just a few weeks ago. Davis' career included working as an exercise rider with horses like Kentucky Derby winner, Riva Ridge. But, he was best known for his work with legendary Triple Crown winner, Secretariat. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,396 Posted February 20, 2018 David Barons, former trainer, including of the 1991 Grand National winner, has died aged 81. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 24, 2018 - A renowned jockey who was among the best in Pennsylvania history died Thursday of injuries suffered in a racing accident. Parx Racing announced the death of Jose Flores, 56, who was racing Monday at the suburban Philadelphia track when his horse went down and Flores was thrown off. The jockey hit the ground head first and suffered a massive trauma. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJD123 26 Posted April 3, 2018 John McCririck was looking and sounding half dead on Good Morning Britain today. Lost a LOT of weight - 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted April 3, 2018 He'll be on my Poker team come the second half of the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted April 3, 2018 Uuh looks terrible, the Sun has info about a "mystery" illness, believed to be a heavy flu: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3842581/john-mccririck-horse-racing-celebrity-big-brother-celebrity-wife-swap-about/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,132 Posted April 3, 2018 10 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Uuh looks terrible, the Sun has info about a "mystery" illness, believed to be a heavy flu: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3842581/john-mccririck-horse-racing-celebrity-big-brother-celebrity-wife-swap-about/ There was some story not too long ago about him having been on a diet. I don't believe any of it. He was on my very first DDP team ten years ago, on the grounds that he looked like the sort to keel over suddenly from a heart attack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youwanticewiththat 611 Posted April 3, 2018 4 hours ago, Toast said: There was some story not too long ago about him having been on a diet. I don't believe any of it. He was on my very first DDP team ten years ago, on the grounds that he looked like the sort to keel over suddenly from a heart attack. O? Would that be the I've a monstrous tumour in my gut diet? The woops the chemo's not working diet? Or the ever popular cigar-smoker's COPD=iet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted April 4, 2018 Yeah, they say he had trouble walking.... Brain tumour? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted April 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Yeah, they say he had trouble walking.... Brain tumour? How could they tell? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted April 14, 2018 Grand National winning jockey Davy Russell dedicated his victory today to fellow jockey Pat Smullen, who was diagnosed with a tumour last month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nantonian2013 50 Posted April 15, 2018 John McCririck looking fairly frail in this latest interview. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,132 Posted April 15, 2018 He sounds terrible as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted May 29, 2018 On 14/04/2018 at 17:54, DevonDeathTrip said: Grand National winning jockey Davy Russell dedicated his victory today to fellow jockey Pat Smullen, who was diagnosed with a tumour last month. He's beating his cancer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 20, 2018 The Canadian harness racing community has lost one of its top drivers. Mike MacDonald, a native of Charlottetown, died on Tuesday night. He was 70. MacDonald won the Gold Cup & Saucer, considered Atlantic Canada's biggest race, a record five times. He competed in 29 of 49 Gold Cup & Saucer finals before retiring from competition in 2009. MacDonald won almost 2,300 races in his career and earned more than $13 million in purses. He raced at most major tracks in North America. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,596 Posted July 7, 2018 Double Derby winning trainer John Dunlop dead aged 78. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 8, 2018 Pamela Blatz-Murff, a former senior vice president of operations for Breeders' Cup Limited, has died. She was 70. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/228421/former-bc-executive-blatz-murff-dies-at-70 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 10, 2018 Noel Bracks, a former a vice-chairman of the Australian Jockey Club and a past president & life member of the NSW Racehorse Owners Association, has died. He was 85. https://cupsbetting.com/racing-administrator-noel-bracks-dies/10639 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted July 13, 2018 DDP pick Laura Barry dead. While I would have been 50/50 on her obit normally, the fact she's died two days before her scheduled wedding surely means a guaranteed Mail and Mirror write-up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 24, 2018 Manny Ycaza, a Hall of Fame jockey and winner of the 1964 Belmont Stakes riding Quadrangle, has died. He was 80. http://www.espn.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/24124379/hall-fame-jockey-manny-ycaza-dies-80 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 27, 2018 Forrest Kaelin, the dead of Kentucky horse trainers who'd been employed in that profession longer than anyone else at Churchill Downs at the time of his retirement, has died. He was 83. https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Kaelin_dean_of_Kentucky_trainers_dies_at_83 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 30, 2018 Former trainer and jockey Ron Conquest who held a special place in Queensland racing history has died aged 86 after a battle with cancer. He is one of only three people in modern day Queensland racing to have ridden and later trained a Group One winner in the state. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
