Tributes Paid After Tragic Death Of Henry De Bromhead's Son Jack

Tributes Paid After Tragic Death Of Henry De Bromhead's Son Jack
PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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Tributes have been paid following the tragic death of Henry De Bromhead's 13-year-old son, Jack, during a pony race in Kerry on Saturday.

Jack died after an accident during Saturday's fifth race of the Glenbeigh Racing Festival at Rossbeigh beach. RTÉ report that he "fell from his horse as they were making a turn near the water's edge and some of the horses ended up in the water."

Henry De Bromhead, a hugely successful national hunt trainer, runs his stables at Knockeen in County Waterford.

In a statement released on Sunday morning, Suzanne Eade, the CEO of Horse Racing Ireland said:

"Like everybody in the horse racing and pony racing community, I want to offer my deepest condolences to his parents Henry and Heather, his sisters Mia and Georgia and extended family, on the tragic loss of their beloved Jack.

"Jack may have been only 13 but he was already incredibly popular in the racing community. His family and friends, his pony racing colleagues and all those who lives he touched are in our thoughts today during this numbing, devastating tragedy.

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"Horse Racing Ireland’s Equuip department through the Industry Assistance Programme will assist in offering counselling for Jack’s pony racing colleagues and friends.

"May he rest in peace."

Pony Racing Ireland said: "We pass on our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Jack de Bromhead who tragically died in Glenbeigh on Saturday.

"It’s impossible to put into words the sense of grief and loss that is being felt by everyone involved so please give them time to mourn. RIP Jack."

Picture credit: Sportsfile

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