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S
F Cleary
Sean
Cleary - Apprentice Jockey
(5th
May 1981-1st Nov 2003)
Sean Cleary riding Hidden Cave
Born
to Tom and Kathleen Cleary in Athlone, Co. Westmeath. Sean
was one of a family of four boys, Paul, 24 and 16 year old
twins, Thomas and Rory. Rory is also a promising apprentice
jockey. Sean started riding ponies at the age of four and
his love of horses grew as he got older. He progressed into
Pony Racing where he rode many winners on the Pony Racing
circuit including the Dingle Golden Mile and the Dingle Derby
on the same day in 1998.
Sean
then joined his uncle, Trainer, Mattie O'Toole where he stayed
until he took out an Apprentice Licence with Jim Bolger. Sean
spent three years with the Jim Bolger, where he learnt a lot,
before he moved to Pat Flynn's yard.
In
2003 he joined us as an Apprentice where he went from strength
to strength. Sean had a very bright future ahead of him, and
was having his best season ever, having already ridden 14
winners at the time of his fall in Galway which left him with
serious head injuries that sadly led to his death.
Sean
left behind his girl friend Maggie Farrell and a baby son
Sean Junior, who was born as Sean lay in a coma in Beaumont
Hospital in Dublin.
SEAN
CLEARY MIDLAND BENEFICIARY FUND
Donations
can be made to:-
Sean
Cleary Midlands Beneficiary Fund
A I B Athlone
Account No: 04719055
Sort Code 93-22-64
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Gala
Night Update
28th
February 2004
MULLINGAR
PARK HOTEL
in aid of
Sean
Cleary Midlands Beneficiary Fund
FANTASTIC NIGHT
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