New Posts For Thread: Tony Ives RIPhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902693/tony-ives-riphttps://www.racingpost.com/news/britain/he-was-one-of-my-best-pals-in-the-weighing-room-classic-winning-jockey-tony-ives-dies-at-the-age-of-71-aKvXd2R1gGWc/PS - I should've mentioned that meeeting was in late 1986 or early 1987 at a race night in Southport...so the fall out & bad memories of the Cheveley Park disqualification of Forest Flower were fresh in his mind and he was still píssed offI was in thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902693/tony-ives-rip?post_id=565395647#565395647PS - I should've mentioned that meeeting was in late 1986 or early 1987 at a race night in Southport...so the fall out & bad memories of the Cheveley Park disqualification of Forest Flower were fresh in his mind and he was still píssed offI was in tFri, 29 May 2026 13:06:17 -0500I had a pleasant disagreement with Tony about the relative merits of the Forest Flower & Minstrella 2yo races when I could see his patience waning with me...but being the gent he was, he stopped a couple of inches away from poking me in the eyehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902693/tony-ives-rip?post_id=565395027#565395027I had a pleasant disagreement with Tony about the relative merits of the Forest Flower & Minstrella 2yo races when I could see his patience waning with me...but being the gent he was, he stopped a couple of inches away from poking me in the eyeFri, 29 May 2026 09:43:27 -0500Penzance - He contracted sepsis about 18 months ago i believe, followed by skin cancer.Couldn't use his hands so needed 24 hour care I remember those prolific 2 year olds he rode for O'gorman, Provideo obviously setting the record stands out, but thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902693/tony-ives-rip?post_id=565390003#565390003Penzance - He contracted sepsis about 18 months ago i believe, followed by skin cancer.Couldn't use his hands so needed 24 hour care I remember those prolific 2 year olds he rode for O'gorman, Provideo obviously setting the record stands out, but theTue, 26 May 2026 11:11:55 -0500Not too long ago he either had an accident or was very ill.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902693/tony-ives-rip?post_id=565389729#565389729Not too long ago he either had an accident or was very ill.Tue, 26 May 2026 08:53:36 -0500had a uncle who only used to bet only on a Saturday he did a lot of Tony Ives mountsthat's really sad news 71 not old these days and I would have put him olderTeleprompter and Bill O Gormans readily spring to mind for me RIP Tony...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902693/tony-ives-rip?post_id=565389685#565389685had a uncle who only used to bet only on a Saturday he did a lot of Tony Ives mountsthat's really sad news 71 not old these days and I would have put him olderTeleprompter and Bill O Gormans readily spring to mind for me RIP Tony...Tue, 26 May 2026 08:30:29 -0500anyone remember his first wife ? If you saw her you will rememberhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902693/tony-ives-rip?post_id=565389665#565389665anyone remember his first wife ? If you saw her you will rememberTue, 26 May 2026 08:19:06 -0500Teleprompter AND Reamainder Man stick in my mind R.I.Phttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902693/tony-ives-rip?post_id=565389631#565389631Teleprompter AND Reamainder Man stick in my mind R.I.PTue, 26 May 2026 07:52:18 -0500RIP classy jockey.Remember Provideo in the mid 1980s, what a 2 year old that was, won something like 15/16 races, a bit of a record, doubt its ever been beaten?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902693/tony-ives-rip?post_id=565389579#565389579RIP classy jockey.Remember Provideo in the mid 1980s, what a 2 year old that was, won something like 15/16 races, a bit of a record, doubt its ever been beaten?Tue, 26 May 2026 07:14:38 -0500Good horseman.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902693/tony-ives-rip?post_id=565389565#565389565Good horseman.Tue, 26 May 2026 06:40:59 -0500Lester had him as stable jockey which says a lot.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902693/tony-ives-rip?post_id=565389563#565389563Lester had him as stable jockey which says a lot.Tue, 26 May 2026 06:40:21 -0500