Pat Eddery
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 Epsom 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.
Background
Eddery was born in south Dublin, at the outskirts of The Curragh racecourse and a native of Newbridge, County Kildare, 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 Oatlands Primary School in Stillorgan.
Riding career
Since early childhood, Pat Eddery's most frequent dreams were to be the champion jockey and winning the Derby.
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. Nick-named Polyfilla in his early career, Pat was described as a seal in water on horseback in for a long swim.
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Yard Sale
by: Pat TerrySet up the tables
String up the lines
We're gonna have us a yard sale
And a pretty good time
Clean out your closets
If your sentiment allows
We're gonna have us a yard sale now
Yeah yeah
We're gonna have us a yard sale now
Yeah yeah
We're gonna have us a yard sale now
Please don't sell my Teddy bear mama
He always kept me warm at night
We can keep him, it'll be all right
Just don't put him out in the yard sale now
Out in the yard sale we can make some money
Then we can buy all new stuff honey
So dry those tears from those big brown eyes
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Yeah yeah you'll be surprised what money can buy
Please don't sell my diary now mama
There's things in there that mean the world to me
They're the kind of things that no one else should read
Please don't put it out in the yard sale now
Out in the yard sale we can make some money
And you'll forget about that diary honey
You gotta help with a little bit of compromise
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Yeah yeah
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Yeah yeah
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Please don't sell my Bible now mama
I might not know which way to turn
My heart will freeze and my soul might burn
Please don't put it out in the yard sale now
Please don't put it out in the yard sale now
Please don't put it out in the yard sale now
Out in the yard sale we can make some money
We'll buy the truth for the whole world honey
But you gotta help with a little bit of sacrifice
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Yeah yeah
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Yeah yeah