Paddy Young Jump Jockey

[PeteyPie]

Has anyone heard anything about Paddy Young since his fall in May of 2017? His horse, King’s Apollo, fell over a jump in the Radnor Hunt Cup and a trailing horse tried to clear both Young and his horse but could not. According to the Daily Racing Form, Young fractured his C-7 vertebrae and had a brain injury, but his doctors were hopeful that he would “…make a full recovery.”
https://www.drf.com/news/steeplechase-jockey-paddy-young-critical-stable-head-trauma

I can’t find any recent information and I fear that no news in bad news.

[Palm_Beach]

he is still training.

[gumtree]

Paddy and his wife co-trainer Leslie are friends of mine. It’s been a long tough road for both of them. But Paddy is doing pretty good. He’s been back working with the horses and getting on some.

Thanks for asking.

[pologirl27]

Surprised you missed the update that he was in the Real Rider Cup at Plantation Field! https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRiderCup/

[PeteyPie]

@pologirl27

Surprised you missed the update that he was in the Real Rider Cup at Plantation Field! https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRiderCup/

Thanks for the update!

I do have to say I’m not surprised at all that I missed that since I really had to search those posts to find him. How did you catch that? It didn’t turn up in the Google search I did before.

[pologirl27]

@PeteyPie

Thanks for the update!

I do have to say I’m not surprised at all that I missed that since I really had to search those posts to find him. How did you catch that? It didn’t turn up in the Google search I did before.

I guess I follow eventing and steeplechase news in general, because between Eventing Nation, National Steeplechase news, etc it came up a couple times! The steeplechase media (such as it is) made mention of it. I’ve also spotted him at races since last November.

[PeteyPie]

Well that is very good news. I hope he makes his goal of winning 200 races!

[Hunter_s_Rest]

He’s still not 100 percent. Tbi is a tricky thing. I felt like I took 18 to 24 months myself but my brother in law still struggles 3+years out (from similar racing injuries.) Paddy has rather hurried things IMO.
He’s/they’re extraordinary horsemen and they have the entire worldwide tb industry behind them.