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Dessie Hughes Passed Away

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  • 16-11-2014 11:28am
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    ste2010
    Registered Users Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭


    F*ck me..I can't believe it..Dessie Hughes passed away this morning


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    cack_handed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭cack_handed


    Terrible news, such a lovely man and a great jockey and trainer. RIP


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    mr.jingle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭mr.jingle


    Just woke to the horrible news of the death of Dessie Hughes. One of the best trainers in the country and I'll never forget his legendary training performances of Hardy Eustace as it was around that time I began watching racing.

    Thoughts go out to Richard and the rest of the family.

    Very sad day for the sport.

    RIP Dessie


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    fits
    Registered Users Posts: 13,273 ✭✭✭✭fits


    What the hell? Sudden surely?


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    #5
    Peintre Celebre
    Registered Users Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭Peintre Celebre


    What a shame. Genuinely nice man and a great trainer. Big loss to racing


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    jimjamcos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭jimjamcos


    Terrible loss, RIP.


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    Panrich
    Registered Users Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭Panrich


    Very sad. The unfortunate The Tullow Tank was his last winner.


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    sdoc13
    Registered Users Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭sdoc13


    Desperate sad news RIP.


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    Triboro
    Registered Users Posts: 759 ✭✭✭Triboro


    A credit to the game...RIP


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    Santa Cruz
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Santa Cruz


    Decent man. Good trainer but probably remembered better as jockey for the Monksfield v Sea Pigeon and Monksfield v Night Nurse era


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    #11
    shy-tall-knight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭shy-tall-knight


    Cancer for some time, I believe.


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    #12
    rossom
    Registered Users Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭rossom


    Very sad news. RIP Dessie


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    [Deleted User]
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    Very sad news. I met him a few times and he was always a thorough gentleman.

    Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam


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    #14
    I said
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,855 ✭✭✭I said


    RIP a sad loss for his family and irish racing.


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    #15
    Shemale
    Registered Users Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Shemale


    Real sad news, he was a great jockey, great trainer, great stallion and a wonderfully kind man.

    A tragic loss to racing and everyone that knew/ met him, may he Rest In Peace.


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    #16
    paddyisreal
    Registered Users Posts: 1,249 ✭✭✭paddyisreal


    Nicest man you could meet. God bless him.


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    convert
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭convert


    Very sad news, heard it at Punchestown today. He will be missed and a great loss to racing. Cancer is a horrible, horrible disease.


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    #18
    diomed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,744 ✭✭✭diomed


    Rest in Peace. Top man.


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    #19
    bellybuster12
    Registered Users Posts: 551 ✭✭✭bellybuster12


    RIP to a great trainer, always carried himself well and came across as a total gentleman.


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