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Old 06-27-2006, 07:17 PM
Rupert Pupkin Rupert Pupkin is offline
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Originally Posted by 2MinsToPost
Fill me in if someone would on what happened to this guy. This morning around 3am on ESPN Classic I caught the tail end of a special on him, they were discussing his death and how it was, wasn't a suicide. Just curious as to how good he was, and the details surronding his untimely death.
I don't think they really know how he died. I believe he was found in his home. He had suffered some type of blow to the head. I think the authorities ruled that he fell and hit his head. Others believe it was some type of foul play.
With regard to how good of a jockey he was, I think he was a good jockey. I don't think he was in the Top 5 or anything like that. He wasn't in the leaugue of guys like Gary Stevens, Jerry Bailey, Pat Day, McCarron, Valenzuela, Pincay, Delahoussaye, etc.
He was probably comparable to a guy like Kent Desormeaux.
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