Death of JT McNamara - A sad loss

ONE of the saddest events of the sporting year has occurred with the death of jockey John Thomas McNamara. A leading Irish amateur rider, he had over 600 career victories and was a four-time Cheltenham Festival winner.
Death of JT McNamara - A sad loss

JT was a courageous rider and broke practically every bone in his body over the years.

Every jockey’s nightmare came to pass when he was paralysed following a serious fall at Cheltenham in 2013 when thrown from his mount, Galaxy Rock.

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