Jockey O'Brien dies aged 39

First reported by BBC at Tue 7:23 AM · 8 outlets in all

1. Guardian10hJockey Tom O’Brien, Cheltenham festival winner, dies aged 39O’Brien rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps‘Tom meant so much to so many people across our sport’Tom O’Brien, who rode more than 1,000 winners over jumps including five Grade Ones and two at the Cheltenham festival, has died at the age of 39 after being diagnosed with cancer.O’Brien, who retired from race riding in April 2023, had a close association with Philip Hobbs’s stable near Minehead throughout his 20-year career in the saddle and enjoyed his most prestigious Grade One victories aboard Hobbs’s Thyme Hill in the Stayers’ Hurdle at Aintree in April 2021 and the Kauto Star Novice…
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4. Yahoo Sports12hJockey O'Brien dies aged 39Tom O'Brien, the nephew of trainer Aidan, rode more than 1,000 winners and won the Welsh Grand National twice.
5. Sky Sports14hCheltenham Festival-winning jockey O'Brien diesMultiple Grade One-winning jockey Tom O’Brien has died at the age of 39.
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