02-04-2013, 13:43
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Re: Horse Racing
Paralysed jockey 'planned to retire'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21999327
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JT McNamara, the Irish jockey paralysed after a fall at Cheltenham, was planning to retire from racing this summer, the BBC has learned.
Mr McNamara fractured two vertebrae when his horse fell in a race at the festival last month.
Strabane trainer Barry Potts was the jockey's best man at his wedding.
"He was going to give up the riding after Punchestown apparently, unfortunately this happened," Mr Potts said.
"He's ridden over 600 point to point winners, I think he's ridden about 100 on the track as well - he's ridden in a lot of races.
"He got an awful slap on the ground. The horse hit the fence and drove him into the ground. You knew whenever he hit the ground and didn't move, which wasn't like him.
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