Pat Eddery OBE | |
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![]() Eddery in 1982 | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Patrick James John Eddery |
Nationality | Irish |
Discipline | Horse racing |
Born | Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland | 18 March 1952
Died | 10 November 2015 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England | (aged 63)
Horse(s) | Polygamy, Grundy, Scintillate, Detroit, Storm Bird, Kings Lake, Golden Fleece, Assert, Lomond, El Gran Senor, Rainbow Quest, Dancing Brave, Moon Madness, Warning, Zafonic, Quest for Fame, Toulon, Moonax, Bosra Sham, Lady Carla, Silver Patriarch |
Patrick James John "Pat" Eddery (18 March 1952 – 10 November 2015) was an Irish flat racing jockey and horse trainer. He was born in Newbridge, County Kildare.
He rode three winners of the Epsom Derby, and was Champion Jockey eleven times. He is co-holder of the record for most wins in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He rode the winners of 4,632 British flat races, a figure passed only by Sir Gordon Richards.[1]
Eddery died on 10 November 2015 from cirrhosis, aged 63.[2][3] He had long battled alcoholism.[2][4]