Sad News - Pat Eddery Dies At 63

[KeithD]

Pat Eddery, one of the sports greatest ever jockeys with 4,600 wins to his name, ha died at just 63. :mad:

I remember him banging in a lot of winners for me since the mid-80's when I first got into horse racing. Terrible news. :NoNo:

[grahamw48]

Yes... a man who one would expect to live a lot longer than 63 years, given his level of fitness. One of the greats . I wonder what caused his demise.

RIP sir.

[KeithD]

Having dug deep to try and discover what happened to one of my racing hero's, it seems that after he retired in the early 2000's, he was at a loss with his life. He tried his hand at breeding, running a race club, and a few other things, but never got over retiring. It now appears he drank himself to death, and suffered a heart attack on Tuesday. Very sad. :mad::mad:

[grahamw48]

One disadvantage of having plenty of money I suppose.

It may not be able to buy you love, but it CAN buy an unlimited supply of everything that is bad for your health... as George Best found out (and Gazzer).

[grahamw48]

I see Motorhead's drummer has just died too, at only 61.

I'm starting to feel even older and luckier. :cwm25:

[KeithD]

I've known a number of folk die under the age of 62 this year. :mad: