Obituary: Eddie Harty, the Grand National-winning jockey and Irish Olympian known for his prowess at Aintree is drawing significant interest across the industry.
Eddie Harty, the Irish jockey, who has died aged 88, won the Grand National in 1969 on Highland Wedding (trained by Toby Balding) and competed on the Irish three-day event team at the 1960 Rome Olympics, making him the only Olympian to have won the Aintree steeplechase.
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