Originally Published: May 12, 2009, 05:03 AM

All about Pat Eddery

Posted By Diego | Horse-Racing News | May 12, 2009, 05:03 AM |

For me, he was the jockey for the big occasion.
The biggest occasion there has been in racing in the last 20 years was probably the 1986 Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp, Paris.

There were 7 Group 1 winning horses in the field & Pat was riding the best of them, Dancing Brave. Failure was not an option and sure enough, he delivered the goods with a great "waiting tactics" ride, the type I consider he was best at.

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