APPRENTICE JOCKEY LAURA Barry has tragically died at the age of 25.
The Limerick rider lost her long battle with a rare form of nerve cancer early this morning, having been paralysed by the illness.
Laura had moved from her hometown to Yorkshire to pursue a career in horse racing eight years ago, and she was due to marry fellow jockey Ben Hamilton tomorrow.
“She was a wonderful, wonderful person and she passed away with dignity,” her former trainer Richard Fahey told the Racing Post. “She was a super girl, just a super, super girl, and it’s so very sad for everyone.
“It’s horrendous. There’s no good time for anything like that, but it’s extremely sad – she was due to get married tomorrow. She’s a girl I’m very proud to have known, she was a simply wonderful girl.”
A 1st and 3rd in the opening race at Newmarket for an emotional Richard Fahey who paid tribute to his apprentice Laura Barry, who sadly passed away.
— Racing UK (@Racing_UK) July 13, 2018
Results: pic.twitter.com/duwJW3dyvy
The racing world has been paying tribute to her today:
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