The world of racing is in mourning today after the announcement of the death of legendary flat jockey Pat Eddery at the age of 63.
The Kildare man was champion jockey in Britain 11 times and won 4,633 races in the UK alone, including 14 Classics, while he also won the Irish Derby and Arc de Triomphe four times each during an astonishing 36-year career in the saddle.
Another hero of the saddle, AP McCoy, led the tributes to Eddery on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/AP_McCoy/status/664007894883549184
https://twitter.com/WilliePMullins/status/664010960781357056
https://twitter.com/mickfitzg/status/664009726460608512
https://twitter.com/HonestFrank/status/664010615388794880
https://twitter.com/BHDFlanagan/status/664008652102230016
https://twitter.com/jcorrigangolf/status/664007857688477696
https://twitter.com/MarkFurnass/status/664010662536978433
https://twitter.com/BetfairRacing/status/664010564239126528
https://twitter.com/Tigermilk20/status/664010508270444544
https://twitter.com/alandelmonte/status/664011658134732800
