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This week, retired jockey and all-round legend Pat Smullen joined Jarlath for a fascinating conversation about his life and career.
Pat bravely speaks about his shock pancreatic cancer diagnosis which forced him to retire (37:00), the questions over animal rights in horse racing (25:00) and how he is embarrassed about how he behaved as a father and husband due to his obsession with horse racing (8:00/52:00).
From the lengths that he went to in order to keep his weight down as a jockey (46:00) to his believe that cancer sits and waits to feed on negativity (1:02:00) and the generosity that he has witnessed in the horse racing industry in recent years (4:00) and much more, this is a refreshing and enlightening conversation with one of Ireland’s legends of horse racing.
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