RTE's Ted Walsh moving tribute to 1964 Irish Derby winning jockey Willie Burke on his death in 1995 скачать в хорошем качестве

RTE's Ted Walsh moving tribute to 1964 Irish Derby winning jockey Willie Burke on his death in 1995

RTE tribute to Naas , Co. Kildare born Willie Burke , jockey of Santa Claus , winner of the 1964 Irish 2000 Guineas , Epsom Derby and Irish Derby , from Robert Hall and Ted Walsh on news of Willie Burke ' s death in January 1995. On Saturday , June 27th , 1964 , 29 year old Willie Burke became the first irish jockey to win the Irish Sweeps Derby since it's new format came into being in 1962. Roger Poincelet on Tambourine in 1962 ( French ) and Garnie Bougoure on Ragusa in 1963 ( Australian ) were the two previous winning jockeys in a golden era of international jockeys. Following Santa Claus' magnificent win in the 1964 Irish Sweeps Derby , the richest race in Ireland at the time , bonfires lit up the road way between Newbridge and Naas to welcome home jockey Willie Burke back to his native Naas , and in particular to his home estate of St Corban's Place. The popular jockey returned in triumph after bringing Santa Claus home four lengths clear to win the most prestigious race on the racing calendar. Santa Claus made history by winning both the English and Irish Derby in 1964 , a feat previously achieved back in 1907 by Orby. While Naas native Willie Burke rode Santa Claus to wins in the National Stakes and Irish 2000 Guineas it was Australian born , 50-year-old Scobie Breasley who rode him to victory at Epsom. Yet , in a hugely controversial decision , Breasley, was jockeyed off for the Irish Derby amid rumours connections were not overly happy with the ride he was given at Epsom , so trainer Mickey Rogers turned to the man that knew the three-year-old better than anyone as he rode him out every day at home. Willie had worked all his riding life for Mickey Rogers and he was regarded as one of the best work riders of his era. On the day of the big race Willie brought Santa Claus on the outside and when level at the furlong post he drew clear to win by a four lengths from Lionheated in second who in turn was a short head in front of Sunseeker. Amid incredible scenes after the race a relaxed Willie Burke admitted “ Santa Claus was never out of a canter. ” Celebrations in Naas were extensive as Willie Burke shot to fame worldwide as the man who unseated Scobie Breasley but showed what a brilliant horseman he was in bringing the odds on favourite home without any fuss or bother for his most memorable moment in his riding career. In 1948 , at the age of 14 , Willie joined trainer Mickey Roger ' s stable at Stepaside on the Curragh. In 1952 , at the age of 18 , Willie rode his first winner on British Justice at the Curragh. It was an unexpected but well-deserved win. Willie had a short stint as a jockey with a stable in Epsom , U.K. in the late 1950's / early 1960's but soon returned to J.M Roger's stable in Ireland where he spent most of his career. According to Ted Walsh , Willie rode approximately 20 winners throughout his career. In total , Willie rode four Group One winners. Notable horses he rode were Prince Poppa (1961 winner of Phoenix Park Stakes " 1500 "/modern day Heinz 57 @ 20/1,Hard Ridden ( winner of English Epsom Derby 1958) , Stephanotis (winner of the 1957 English Cambridgeshire and third in the Washington D.C. International at Laurel , U.S.A) and of course Santa Claus !!!!! The New York Times report on the race Sunday June 28th 1964 : https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/28/ar... The American newspaper Star News report on the race Sunday June 28th 1964 : https://news.google.com/newspapers?ni... The American newspaper Toledo Blade report on the race Sunday June 28th 1964 : https://news.google.com/newspapers?ni... The New York Times report Santa Claus' death February 1970 : https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/14/ar... Ted Walsh's favourite Irish Derby : https://www.theirishfield.ie/irish-de... For further information on Willie's career as a jockey please go to the following website : https://sites.google.com/view/jockeyp... Watch more horse racing videos of jockey Willie Burke and Santa Claus on my YouTube channel :    / @paulburke1762   #RTESport #TedWalsh #RobertHall