March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010
August 2010
September 2010 October 2010
November 2010
December 2010
January 2011
February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011 January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 January 2013 February 2013 March 2013 April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013 August 2013 September 2013 October 2013 November 2013 December 2013 January 2014 February 2014 March 2014 April 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 August 2014 September 2014 October 2014 November 2014 December 2014 January 2015 February 2015 March 2015 April 2015 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 January 2016 February 2016 March 2016 April 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 December 2016 January 2017 February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 August 2017 September 2017 October 2017 November 2017 December 2017 January 2018 February 2018 March 2018 April 2018 May 2018 June 2018 July 2018 August 2018 September 2018 October 2018 November 2018 December 2018 January 2019 February 2019 March 2019 April 2019 May 2019 June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 September 2019 October 2019 November 2019 December 2019 January 2020 February 2020 March 2020 April 2020 May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 August 2020 September 2020 October 2020 November 2020 December 2020 January 2021 February 2021 March 2021 April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 July 2021 August 2021 September 2021 October 2021 November 2021 December 2021 January 2022 February 2022 March 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 August 2022 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 December 2022 January 2023 February 2023 March 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023 July 2023 August 2023 September 2023 October 2023 November 2023 December 2023 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
31
News Every Day |

Racing legends Dermot Weld and AP McCoy lead tributes to ‘very special’ Pat Smullen who has died aged 43

LEGENDARY trainer Dermot Weld has led the tributes to ‘very, very special man’ Pat Smullen.

The nine-time Irish champion jockey died on Tuesday at the age of 43 having been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2018.

Smullen rode for Dermot Weld for 20 years
Sportsfile - Subscription

Smullen and Weld struck up a formidable partnership, winning numerous Classics and Group 1 races together, including the Derby in 2016 with Harzand.

Weld told Nick Luck Daily: “Pat Smullen was just a very, very special man, with regards to the sport of horse racing and indeed to me personally. He was unique.

“In this day and age I would have to say his loyalty and his integrity stood out. He was my stable jockey for 20 years and was just the professionals’ professional.

“His detail and his determination were major factors, as was his bravery. He was a very principled man, he was a family man and his loyalty and integrity were an example to anybody within the sport.

“I only had two retained jockeys, Michael Kinane for about 13 years and Pat for about 20. We just built together, but he was simply an excellent jockey.”

Weld continued: “It is worth noting, from the limited chances he got at Ascot, rides like winning the Gold Cup on Rite Of Passage when he set the track record, Fascinating Rock in the Champion Stakes, Free Eagle in the Prince of Wales’s.

“He won the English 2000 Guineas on Refuse To Bend and I think that typified the man. Right to the end when he was fighting pancreatic cancer he had this will to win, this belief, determination and he was able to impart that to the horses he rode.

“After he won the Epsom Derby, and he so deserved to ride the winner of an Epsom Derby, the amount of public support, I can even use the word love at his achievement, was amazing. People not even connected to the sport sent him congratulations.

“He led by example, I think that is the best way I can describe him.”

Tributes from Mullen’s friends and former colleagues have also flooded in since his sad passing.

An emotional AP McCoy said: “He was a wonderful man. It’s very hard, it’s very hard on the family. It’s just a tragic time, it’s heartbreaking.

“We served our apprenticeships around a similar time. His was a lot more successful than mine was, so I’d known him a long time.

“Paying a compliment to him as a rider, he took over from as good a rider as I have ever seen in Mick Kinane (at Dermot Weld’s) and you wouldn’t have known. That is how good Pat Smullen was. You can try to think about races he maybe should have won – there aren’t any.

“It’s just horrifically sad. I spent a long time crying last night.”

McCoy won the charity legends race which Smullen organised
PA:Press Association

Johnny Murtagh added: “The racing world mourns a true legend.

“I had a big winner on Saturday (Champers Elysees in the Matron Stakes) and one of the first messages I had was from Pat saying ‘well done, Johnny, brilliant win’ so he was showing class right up to the end.

“He set the standard in the weighing room in Ireland, everyone wanted to be like him – he was the champion jockey in Ireland in more ways than one.

“He leaves some legacy. We knew all about him in racing, but it wasn’t until he retired the wider community got to see what he was like, raising all that money for cancer research and pulling so many people together for his charity race last year.

“In and out of the saddle he was just a really great guy and my thoughts and now with Frances (wife) and the kids and his mam, all his family. It will be a tough few days, but we look on his life and career with very fond memories.”

Mick Kinane and Frankie Dettori are also among a host of top jockeys who have expressed their sadness at Smullen’s death.

SEE ALL FREE BETS HERE

Москва

Силовики задержали за сутки пятерых журналистов, часть проходит по делу об «участии в работе ФБК», одного жестоко избили при задержании

Top 10 Love Affair Movies of the 2000s and 2010s

The 10 Intense New Action Movies on Netflix That Left Me on the Edge of My Seat!

Top 5 Websites to Watch FREE Movies - TV Shows (No Sign up!)

Top 10 Emmanuelle Seigner Movies

Ria.city






Read also

Connecticut continues March Madness domination as leaving legacy provides motivation

Audit: 'Complex' application process for Austin Energy program for vulnerable people during outages

Crackdown on 'deceptive' AI in political ads passes NH House without debate

News, articles, comments, with a minute-by-minute update, now on Today24.pro

News Every Day

Top 10 Love Affair Movies of the 2000s and 2010s

Today24.pro — latest news 24/7. You can add your news instantly now — here


News Every Day

I was diagnosed with cancer aged 39… you are never too rich, too famous or too young, says Dr Philippa Kaye



Sports today


Новости тенниса
WTA

Чесноков оценил шансы Александровой в борьбе за выход в финал турнира WTA в Майами



Спорт в России и мире
Москва

GeekVape в сотрудничестве с Absolute Racing выиграла чемпионат в категории GT3



All sports news today





Sports in Russia today

Москва

Федерация бокса России на ВДНХ


Новости России

Game News

Teeny Tiny Trains — новая мобильная игра по типу Railbound


Russian.city


Москва

Олег Матвиенко принял участие в совещании Федерального агентства лесного хозяйства в Москве


Губернаторы России
Локомотив

«Авангард» победил «Локомотив» со счетом 3:2 и сравнял счет в серии плей-офф КХЛ


Сдавший участникам атаки на «Крокус» квартиру обжаловал Касимов свой арест

Майское тепло придет в Москву на следующей неделе

Пассажир не успел войти в поезд и разбил стекло вагона на станции «Киевская»

Заказать недорогой ремонт шкафов купе в Москве и Московской области


Тариф – Большой Концертный Тур. Организация серии больших концертов.

Консультации, Составление Договоров, Присутствие Продюсера при заключении договоров и переговорах. Лекции. Переговоры. Встречи и Обсуждения.

Шапки женские вязаные на Wildberries, 2024 — новый цвет от 392 руб. (модель 466)

«Мое сердце у твоих ног»: Сергей Шнуров признался в симпатии одной из участниц «Новой Фабрики звезд»


Хачанов: хочу вернуться в топ-10 ATP

Александрова обыграла первую ракетку мира на турнире WTA

Чесноков оценил шансы Александровой в борьбе за выход в финал турнира WTA в Майами

Азаренко вышла в полуфинал турнира WTA-1000 в Майами



Пассажир рейса Москва — Пермь попал в реанимацию

Шапки женские вязаные на Wildberries, 2024 — новый цвет от 392 руб. (модель 466)

«Радио Зенит» – информационный партнер форума «Мы вместе. Спорт»

Перенос дат II этапа культурного проекта «Классика: история и современность» в Дмитрове


Фильм Джонни Деппа о Модильяни покажут в России

Концерт "Crush string quartet "с программой «Мировые рок - хиты»

Выставка военных фотокорреспондентов и художника Росгвардии «СВОй VZгляд» открылась в Москве

«Радио Зенит» – информационный партнер форума «Мы вместе. Спорт»


В Москве задержан директор структурного подразделения «Росатома»

Эксперт Президентской академии в Санкт-Петербурге: «Государство - драйвер роста капиталовложений в субъекты РФ»

Школьница из Подольска победила на всероссийской олимпиаде по искусству

Websoft объявила «Партнеров года» на конференции Websoft.Практика 2024



Путин в России и мире






Персональные новости Russian.city
Елена Ходырева

Эксперты КА «Главный Советник» приняли участие в форуме «Тренды и антитренды корпоративного видео сегодня»



News Every Day

Top 5 Websites to Watch FREE Movies - TV Shows (No Sign up!)




Friends of Today24

Музыкальные новости

Персональные новости