Eamon Fitzpatrick

The Irish bloodstock community is in mourning following the death on Friday of respected breeder and pinhooker Eamon Fitzpatrick at the age of 81.  Through his Kilminfoyle House Stud in Ballacolla, Co Laois, Fitzpatrick became renowned as an excellent judge of young stock. His many successful touches in the sales ring spanned both the Flat and National Hunt spheres, through all manner of auctions, including from the early days of the breeze-up sales. His son Michael has continued the good name of the family business and is similarly highly regarded...