pogo(aus) 876 Report post Posted April 10, 2020 Spare a thought for jockeys safety today given the plight of Elvis “Ricky” Thurgood who sadly suffered terrible injuries in 1980 riding Taras Regent ( full brother to Taras Bulba) at Caulfield racecourse. I’ll never forget listening to the race as a young bloke having backed Taras Regent and the feeling when news came through regarding the outcome of the fall. I unexpectedly received a wonderful letter in response to a donation I made to a fundraising effort to help Elvis as I’m sure many, many others did, the impact on the family was clearly evident in that note. Unfortunately he is one of many and despite being a group one jockey bagger I always think back to that day each Easter weekend with sadness. The family came to Australia in 1968 from Sri Lanka and for those interested there are some informative stories on the net regarding the incident and Elvis life with his family and the care they provide for him to this day. CT"s, Slim Dusty, Gruff and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Bukowski 411 Report post Posted April 11, 2020 And also remembering young Sam McCrae who was killed about this time 15 years ago Gruff 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump 2,741 Report post Posted April 11, 2020 I was there on the day Elvis had his dip. Very sad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
