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| Name | Pat Eddery |
| First Name | Pat |
| Last Name | Eddery |
| Occupation | Horse Jockey |
| Birthday | March 18 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Place of Birth | Newbridge |
| Home Town | County Kildare |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Jimmy Eddery, Josephine Eddery |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Carolyn Jane Mercer |
| Children(s) | Natasha Eddery, Harry Eddery, Nichola Eddery |
Pat Eddery Biography
Pat Eddery is one of the most popular and richest Horse Jockey who was born on March 18, 1952 in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. He was a friend of his fellow Irish racer He was a contemporary of fellow Irish racing legend Tony McCoy..
Eddery was born in Newbridge, County Kildare, less than 2 miles from the Curragh Racecourse , and his birth was registered in Dublin. He was the fifth child of Jimmy Eddery, a jockey who rode Panaslipper to win the Irish Derby in 1955, and Josephine (the daughter of jockey Jack Moylan). His brother, Paul, also went on to become a jockey. He attended the Patrician Brothers’ Primary School in Newbridge and when the family later moved to Blackrock, the Oatlands Primary School in Stillorgan.
Eddery began his career as an apprentice jockey in Ireland with the stable of Seamus McGrath. In 1967 he moved to England where he was apprenticed to Frenchie Nicholson and recorded his first success on Alvaro at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 24 April 1969 after riding more than one whole season without a single winner. The same horse was to give Eddery 6 wins in succession during the 1969 season. While still riding as an apprentice he won the Wokingham Handicap and the Timeform Gold Cup in 1969, the Northumberland Plate in 1970 and the Goodwood Stakes in 1971, a year in which he won the title of Champion Apprentice Jockey. Before formally out of apprenticeship, Eddery won the Ascot Gold Cup in 1972 after the disqualification of Roc Roi. Nicknamed Polyfilla in his early career, Pat was described as a seal in water on horseback in for a long swim.
The father of his son, Jimmy along with his older brother Paul also had successful careers as jockeys.
After his retirement from jockeying, the trainer became his profession, that kept him very active in the sport of racing.
Patrick James John “Pat” Eddery (18 March 1952 – 10 November 2015) was an Irish flat racing jockey and horse trainer. He rode three winners of The Derby, and was Champion Jockey on eleven occasions. He is co-holder of the record for most title championships as well as wins in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. He rode the winners of 4,632 British flat races, a figure exceeded only by Sir Gordon Richards.
Pat Eddery Net Worth
Pat is one of the richest Horse Jockey from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pat Eddery's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
He was the son of a jockey and that he was raised on the track.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Horse Jockey |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Throughout his riding career he clinched 11 championship titles, two batches coming in four consecutive seasons (1974–1977; 1988–1991). But for his joining the Vincent O’Brien stable in autumn 1980 that took him out of all main Saturday meetings in England, he would certainly have recorded more champion titles, though he did became the Irish Champion in 1982. His last champion title in 1996 was his determination to regain what he had lost when the English racing season switched over in the early 1990s to multi-purpose track racing starting in November, a time when Eddery was customarily riding for other overseas retainers since the early 1970s.
One of the twelve living children of Jimmy Eddery and Josephine Moylan, the other four of the five male siblings of Pat Eddery are horse-riders in one way or the other: Michael, Robert, Paul and David. His uncle Robert Moylan also rode successfully. Pat Eddery married in November 1978 Carolyn, the daughter of flat jockey Manny Mercer, niece of jockey Joe Mercer, and granddaughter of jockey Harry Wragg. They had two daughters, Nichola and Natasha, and a son Harry. Eddery has another son, Toby Atkinson, who also became a jockey. The marriage broke down in 2008 and the couple formally divorced in 2009.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Eddery’s first championship title in 1974 saw the youngest English flat racing champion emerging after World War II, a record not since broken by subsequent champions. He was also first voted the Jockey of the Year in 1974 by the Horserace Writers’ Association. He finished his retainer with Peter Walwyn in 1980 after two seasons of aquine virus acutely affecting the Walwyn stables. He then joined forces with the greatest racing conglomerate of that time – the Ballydoyle stables under Irish compatriot Vincent O’Brien. When in the mid-1980s the Arab owners began to dominate the British racing scene, Eddery was retained globally by the owner of Juddmonte stables, Arab prince Khalid Abdullah, a position he held until 1994, after which he rode as freelance jockey until his retirement from the saddle at the end of 2003.
Who is Pat Eddery Dating?
According to our records, Pat Eddery married to Carolyn Jane Mercer . As of January 13, 2024, Pat Eddery’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Pat Eddery. You may help us to build the dating records for Pat Eddery!Eddery also rode several major winners outside Europe including Jupiter Island in the 1986 Japan Cup and Pebbles in the 1985 Breeders’ Cup Turf In North America he also won the Arlington Million on Tolomeo, the Canadian International Stakes on French Glory and the Breeders’ Cup Sprint on Sheikh Albadou. An active racing ambassador overseas since his early years, Eddery joined forces with Lester Piggott, Joe Mercer and French champion Freddie Head and Yves Saint-Martin in a group of riders to take part in a series of challenge races under the ‘Ritz Club Challenge Trophy’ at Singapore and other Asian cities starting in 1983 for several years. Eddery’s overseas winners, tallying with his British winners, exceeded well over 6,000.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Eddery rode for the Newmarket trainer Geoffrey Barling in 1972 before taking over as the stable jockey for Peter Walwyn later that year. For Walwyn he won his first two classic races on Polygamy and Grundy and was Champion Jockey in four consecutive seasons from 1974 to 1977. While under retainer with Walwyn, he clinched his first title at the record young age of 22. In 1975 he rode Grundy to victory over Bustino for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot Racecourse in what became known as Britain’s “Race of the Century”. Well known for riding champion horses like Sadler’s Wells, Danehill (the grand sires on the sire and dam side of Frankel), etc., Eddery was also famed for riding for big owners as well as champion trainers. Apart from the later illustrious associations with Robert Sangster, Arab giant owners Prince Khalid bin Abdullah, Wafic Saïd and Maktoum al-Maktoum, he rode to winners in the then Colony of Hong Kong on the first ever race horse to be owned by tycoon Li Ka Shing, called ‘Golden Victory’ and trained by English trainer John Brown to whom Eddery rode for many seasons in winter in Hong Kong since 10 November 1973.
In the following decade, Eddery became associated with the Irish Ballydoyle stable of Vincent O’Brien and gained further classic success on Kings Lake, Lomond, Golden Fleece, Assert and El Gran Senor. In 1986, on the choice of the horse’s owner, he took over from Greville Starkey as the rider of Dancing Brave. He partnered Dancing Brave to victory in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and became the worldwide retained jockey of the colt’s owner, Khalid Abdullah. While the press played up in the course of years the controversy between Starkey and Eddery, Eddery had been most reticent and underplayed the apparent falling out. Major winners in the Abdullah colours included Zafonic, Quest for Fame, Warning and Toulon. He was Champion Jockey a further seven times in eleven years between 1986 and 1996. His epic battle for championship in 1987 with American Steve Cauthen was particularly intense, with Cauthen winning the title with 197 and Eddery coming close at 195, and but for an objection from the third horse after the last definitive race in which Eddery won against Cauthen making the Championship a tie, the title would have been a shared one. In the year 1988, Eddery completed 183 winners from 480 odd rides – which was a great strike rate, and regained the title.
Facts & Trivia
Pat Ranked on the list of most popular Horse Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Pat Eddery celebrates birthday on March 18 of every year.
In 1990 he was the winner of the inaugural Lester Award for Flat Jockey of the Year, which he again won in 1991 and 1996, sharing on the latter occasion with Frankie Dettori. He also received two Flat Jockey Special Recognition awards in 2002 and 2003. He retired from the saddle at the end of the 2003 flat season and stated that he had no intention of becoming a trainer.
What happened Pat Eddery?
Death. Eddery died on 10 November 2015, aged 63 at Stoke Mandeville Hospital due to a heart attack, but suffered a long battle with alcoholism.
Is Paul Eddery still alive?
Legendary jockey Pat Eddery left his entire £1.3 million estate to his stable girl lover – and nothing to his four children. Probate records reveal that Eddery, who died aged 63 in November 2015, left the money to Emma Owen, who is 23 years his junior.
How many winners did Pat Eddery have at Royal Ascot?
In 1973 Eddery, still only 21, was top jockey at Royal Ascot, while 1974 saw his first winner of an English classic – Polygamy in the Oaks – and his first jockeys’ championship, with 148 winners.
How many derbies did Pat Eddery win?
In total Eddery triumphed in 14 British Classics, including three Derbys aboard Grundy (1975), Golden Fleece (1982) and Quest For Fame (1990).
How old is Pat Eddery jockey?
63 years (1952–2015)
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