Tommy Carberry, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Tommy Carberry

Irish jockey

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1941

Date of Death: 12-Jul-2017

Profession: horse trainer, jockey

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Tommy Carberry (15 September 1941 – 12 July 2017) was a National Hunt jockey who was twice overall champion Irish jockey and five times champion national hunt jockey.
He rode in his first race in 1958, and was crowned champion apprentice in 1959.
He retired in 1982, after which he began training.
He won the Grand National as a jockey on L'Escargot in 1975 and as a trainer with Bobbyjo in 1999.
Carberry also rode L'Escargot to successive Cheltenham Gold Cups in 1970 and 1971.