Tommy Carberry

Tommy Carberry (15 September 1941 – 12 July 2017)[1] was a National Hunt jockey who was twice overall champion Irish jockey and five times champion national hunt jockey. He rode in his first race in 1958, and was crowned champion apprentice in 1959. He retired in 1982, after which he began training. He won the Grand National as a jockey on L'Escargot in 1975 and as a trainer with Bobbyjo in 1999. Carberry also rode L'Escargot to successive Cheltenham Gold Cups in 1970 and 1971.[2][3]

Career

In 1970, Carberry rode L'Escargot to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup by one and a half lengths from French Tan. He also rode L'Escargot to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup the following year, this time beating Leap by 10 lengths. In 1973, Carberry was victorious on Inkslinger in the Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. In 1975, Carberry came home first in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Aintree Grand National and the Irish Grand National. Ten Up in the Cheltenham Gold Cup was his third win in the race. His Aintree Grand National win was on L'Escargot when he beat Red Rum who was trying for a third successive victory in the race. His 1975 Irish Grand National success was on Brown Lad who he also rode to victory with in the following year.

In 1980, Carberry rode Tied Cottage in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The horse finished the race first but Tied Cottage was later disqualified for testing positive for a banned substance.[2]

When he retired from riding, he started training.

Personal life

Carberry married Pamela Moore in 1970.[4] Their children are: Thomas, Paul, Philip, Nina, Mark and Peter John. Paul won the 1998 Irish Grand National with BobbyJo and the 1999 Grand National (prior to the victory in the 1999 Grand National, the last victory by an Irish trained horse was in 1975), a race also won by Philip and Nina. The elder children are no longer National Hunt jockeys, but the youngest child, Peter John, continues to ride. Mark is the only one of Tommy's children that was not a jockey or a horse trainer.[5] Carberry died on 12 July 2017, aged 75.[6]

References
  1. "Birthdays". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. 15 Sep 2014. p. 35.
  2. "Meath Chronicle - Death of racing legend, Tommy Carberry". Meath Chronicle. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-04-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Collins, Liam (16 July 2017). "Tommy Carberry - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. Copping, Jasper (8 April 2007). "Grand National is a three-horse race for family with best bloodline in the business". Telegraph. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. O'Hehir, Tony (12 July 2017). "Giant of jump racing Tommy Carberry dies aged 75 | Horse Racing News | Racing Post". Racing Post. Retrieved 1 May 2018.


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