He was a wonderful ambassador for the sport of racing and a wonderful person to have known. On a more personal level, Pat continually made himself available for interviews, photo calls, and phone calls – anything that might help people in a situation similar to his own.
On Tuesday night, Pat Smullen’s time among us came to an end when he breathed his last breath surrounded by close family in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. Smullen was Weld’s stable jockey for the best part of 20 years and the pair enjoyed huge success all over the world, most notably when winning the 2016 Derby at Epsom. He was 43 years of age. In light of the battle Smullen would eventually face, Weld said it was fitting that his sole English 2000 Guineas win came on board a horse called Refuse To Bend. Earlier this year, he gave us the go ahead to fund a Next Generation Sequencing machine (€100,000) for St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin. Rhode GAA members organised a stationary guard of honour at the funeral of the nine-time Irish champion jockey and Derby winning rider on September 18, and they honoured his memory in the best possible fashion by claiming a record 30th Offaly SFC title two weeks later. Pat’s popularity – and humility – was and is legendary. Smullen, who sadly passed away from pancreatic cancer, was feted by Rhode GAA for his achievements at their annual dinner dance in the Tullamore Court Hotel in 2017. But that is not all that Pat did for Cancer Trials Ireland. But as a direct result of the funds Pat helped raise, Cancer Trials Ireland received nine research proposals this year. The low incidence of pancreatic cancer (around 560 people diagnosed in Ireland each year), the fact that it is not usually diagnosed early, and the relative difficulty of treating the disease effectively with the usual tools (chemotherapy; radiotherapy) make for a challenging, sparse research environment. Pat Smullen (Image: Racing Post) Racing mourns Pat Smullen. Pat Smullen and the horse racing community raised almost half that – €2.6m – for pancreatic cancer clinical trials alone. His body is now at peace, having been subject to such a cruel onslaught since his diagnosis with pancreatic cancer on March 26, 2018.
People diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in Ireland will feel the benefit of it for years, if not decades, to come.
Frankie Dettori hailed Smullen as a “great man and a complete gentleman”, having competed against him across the globe for more than two decades. An open letter to the Smullen family concluded: “It is a mark of the man that he had such a wide-ranging generosity. The 43-year-old lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday night and the tragic news has rocked the Irish sporting world.
The charity detailed how Smullen’s work had resulted in nine research proposals this year that will be advanced or explored, that he had also helped raise €120,000 for ovarian and prostate cancer trials last November and earlier this year gave the go-ahead to fund a Next Generation Sequencing machine for St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin — equipment that could potentially open up treatment options for patients with all types of cancer. “It was truly remarkable, and inspiring, to see that these qualities can coexist with the drive and determination it takes to reach the very top of his demanding sport. “Paying a compliment to him as a rider, he took over from as good a rider as I have ever seen in Mick Kinane and you wouldn’t have known. Irish jockey Pat Smullen has died from cancer at the age of 43. “After he won the Epsom Derby — and he so deserved to ride the winner of an Epsom Derby — the amount of public support, I can even use the word love at his achievement, was amazing. Our thoughts, today and always, are with Pat’s wife Frances, his children Hannah, Paddy, and Sarah, and his wider family. “Clinical trials offer patients very real, tangible, important benefits — but they can also provide something as vital as it is intangible: Hope. The late, great Pat Smullen was much-loved and highly thought of at his local Rhode GAA club. “It’s just horrifically sad.
Following Rhode's landmark Dowling Cup success, members of their team and management visited Pat's mother Mary and presented her with a signed number 30 jersey in his memory.
Kinane described Smullen as “a top-class professional and a top-class man”. Pat’s mind, though, had long since been at ease.
Pat was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in … He came to Dermot’s, things moved on and he took over my job and did a fantastic job for a long time. Our thoughts, today and always, are with the Pat’s wife Frances, his children Hannah, Paddy and Sarah, and his wider family. The family service, restricted in … In St Peter’s Church, which was bedecked with flowers from the garden at Moyglare Stud, Pat Smullen was laid to rest on Friday near his home in Rhode. An open letter to the Smullen family concluded: “It is a mark of the man that he had such a wide-ranging generosity. This machine will allow doctors to genetically sequence pancreatic cancer tumours, and other tumours, potentially opening up treatment options for thousands of people with all types of cancer. 16 September, 2020 ON, (The international racing community was rocked on Wednesday morning after it emerged that Pat Smullen had died in St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin from pancreatic cancer.
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A nine-time Irish champion jockey and 12-time European Classic winner, Smullen had … “He was a wonderful man. Clinical trials offer patients very real, tangible, important benefits – but they can also provide something as vital as it is intangible: Hope.
That is Pat’s real gift to the people who come after him, who are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “Pat Smullen was just a very, very special man, with regards to the sport of horse racing and indeed to me personally. Almost a year ago to the day, Pat and his supporters raised a game-changing €2.6m for pancreatic cancer clinical trials. He had suffered a … Pat’s popularity — and humility — was and is legendary.
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Tributes have been paid to Pat Smullen, the nine-time Irish Flat champion jockey, who died yesterday (15 September) aged 43. Jockeys stand in silence in honour of their friend and colleague Pat Smullen at the meeting in Mallow. AP McCoy admitted the tears flowed when he heard the news. “Right to the end when he was fighting pancreatic cancer he had this will to win, this belief, determination and he was able to impart that to the horses he rode. Registered in Ireland: 523712.
It was truly remarkable, and inspiring, to see that these qualities can coexist with the drive and determination it takes to reach the very top of his demanding sport. The nine-time champion jockey was diagnosed with the disease back in 2018. It is always a shock when you get the news. Pat’s popularity — and humility — was and is legendary. Pat was a friend like no other. Smullen convinced McCoy to take part in the Pat Smullen Champions Race For Cancer Trials in Ireland last September, and he rose to the task when making all the running on Quizical at the Curragh. Rhode players celebrate and inset the late, great Pat Smullen. He added: “He was a gentleman. The Jersey will be framed for the Smullen Family pic.twitter.com/oe2lcww6NQ. “I texted him about 10 days ago and he said he was not good and that he was back in hospital. He said: “I’d travelled the world for 20 years with Pat and he was a great friend that fought until the end. Unfortunately he couldn’t win his last battle, but he tried so hard.”. Almost a year ago to the day, Pat and his supporters raised a game-changing €2.6m for pancreatic cancer clinical trials. Three studies are now being advanced or explored, one of which will open in Ireland in a matter of weeks. Cancer Trials Ireland paid its own tribute the rider, hailing him “as a friend like no other”. That is how good Pat Smullen was. We would like to put this into context for you – just how dramatic and unusual this degree of fundraising is.
He was my stable jockey for 20 years and was just the professionals’ professional. I spent a long time crying last night.”.
Picture: Healy Racing. The outpouring of love and support his efforts have generated give hope to us all. It is such a shame as he leaves behind his wife and three children. Eibhlín Mulroe, CEO & Prof Ray McDermott, Clinical Lead, Cancer Trials Ireland – on behalf of staff, Christine Murray – the “friendly face” of Kildare GAA, Katelynn confident ahead of World title tilt in Germany, Senior Football Championship Team of the Year, Owners to return to Irish racecourses from Monday, Letter to the Smullen family from Cancer Trials Ireland. The late, great Pat Smullen was much-loved and highly thought of at his local Rhode GAA club.
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