15 h. ago Jockey Tommie Jakes 'in bad place' and 'struggled' before his tragic death at 19

One of Tommie Jakes' weighing room colleagues has paid tribute to the jockey who was found dead at his home near Newmarket on Thursday at the age of 19, just hours after his final ride at Nottingham Racecourse

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16 h. ago Jockey Tommie Jakes ‘obviously in a bad place' before tragic death aged 19

Senior jockey Hector Crouch said the tragic news of 19-year-old apprentice jockey Tommie Jakes' sudden death on Thursday was being keenly felt within the weighing room

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45 h. ago Police statement over death of jockey Tommie Jakes as tributes paid to 'huge talent'

Silences are being held at racecourses and jockeys will wear black armbands as a mark of respect to the much-loved apprentice rider

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65 h. ago Jockey Tommie Jakes dies aged 19 just hours after competing as 'heartbroken' tributes paid

Tommie Jakes, 19, was a talented jockey with an impressive record of 59 wins from 519 races since 2023, but tragically died at his home near Newmarket on Thursday

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67 h. ago Jockey Tommie Jakes, 19, dies at home hours after his final ride: Tributes pour in from the horseracing world

Widely considered one of the most promising young riders around, Jakes got his first winner at 16 on board a horse four years his junior.

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67 h. ago Teenage jockey Tommie Jakes dies at home as horseracing in mourning

Apprentice jockey Tommie Jakes has tragically died at the age of 19, with the racing community paying tribute to the talented young rider

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68 h. ago Jockey Tommie Jakes, 19, tragically dies at home as racing plunged into mourning

The Injured Jockeys' Fund and Professional Jockeys Association released a joint statement to confirm the sad news. Jakes worked for trainer George Boughey in Newmarket

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