Tributes from racing world’s elites help McNamara on his final furlong

The racing world is to say its goodbyes to former champion jockey JT McNamara at his funeral in his native Manister, Co Limerick, today.

Tributes from racing world’s elites help McNamara on his final furlong

The legendary jockey, who rode 600 winners in a sterling career, was left paralysed from a horrific fall at Cheltenham in 2013.

The 41-year-old father of three, who continued training horses after sustaining the life-changing injuries, passed away on Tuesday, surrounded by his wife Caroline and his family at his home in Toureen, Croom.

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