Paul Goode
Flat jockey Paul Goode was born on January 12, 1978. He served his apprenticeship with Pat Haslem at Middleham and rode his first winner on Rockswain in an all-weather seller at Wolverhampton on November 15, 1997.
Flat jockey Paul Goode was born on January 12, 1978. He served his apprenticeship with Pat Haslem at Middleham and rode his first winner on Rockswain in an all-weather seller at Wolverhampton on November 15, 1997.
His most successful mount was five-furlong sprinter Sihafi, on whom he won five times in all, including the £18,000 Akzo Handicap at Haydock on September 26, 1998. He won four all-weather races on China Castle and also won four times on Bustling Rio, including the two-and-a-quarter-mile Pontefract Cup and the two-mile Charles Elsey Memorial Trophy at Beverley during the summer of 2000. He rode a total of 75 winners in Britain, 60 of them in three years when apprenticed to Haslem, before the winners dried up in the early 2000s.
His most successful mount was five-furlong sprinter Sihafi, on whom he won five times in all, including the £18,000 Akzo Handicap at Haydock on September 26, 1998. He won four all-weather races on China Castle and also won four times on Bustling Rio, including the two-and-a-quarter-mile Pontefract Cup and the two-mile Charles Elsey Memorial Trophy at Beverley during the summer of 2000. He rode a total of 75 winners in Britain, 60 of them in three years when apprenticed to Haslem, before the winners dried up in the early 2000s.
He travelled to Australia in 2004 on what was supposed to be a working holiday but never left. Paul was based at Warwick Farm in New South Wales and achieved his biggest success on The Jonker in the A$1 million (£485,000) Inglis Premier Classic at Flemington in 2005. He suffered a knee injury in 2008 and was out of the saddle for an extended period, making his comeback in March 2009.
He travelled to Australia in 2004 on what was supposed to be a working holiday but never left. Paul was based at Warwick Farm in New South Wales and achieved his biggest success on The Jonker in the A$1 million (£485,000) Inglis Premier Classic at Flemington in 2005. He suffered a knee injury in 2008 and was out of the saddle for an extended period, making his comeback in March 2009.
On June 28, 2009, Paul suffered multiple spinal fractures during a horror fall at Queanbeyan in New South Wales. His mount Shot Of The Rails fell in the back straight, about five furlongs from the finish of the Cemex Building Handicap, crashing through the running rail and firing the 31-year-old rider on the inside cinders track.
On June 28, 2009, Paul suffered multiple spinal fractures during a horror fall at Queanbeyan in New South Wales. His mount Shot Of The Rails fell in the back straight, about five furlongs from the finish of the Cemex Building Handicap, crashing through the running rail and firing the 31-year-old rider on the inside cinders track.
Ambulance officers were quickly on the scene and, due to the serious nature of the jockey’s injuries, recommended he not be moved until a helicopter arrived to transport him to nearby Canberra Hospital. But when it was learned that the helicopter could take up to an hour to arrive, it was decided to transport him in an ambulance. The track was left with no alternative but to abandon the last race.
Ambulance officers were quickly on the scene and, due to the serious nature of the jockey’s injuries, recommended he not be moved until a helicopter arrived to transport him to nearby Canberra Hospital. But when it was learned that the helicopter could take up to an hour to arrive, it was decided to transport him in an ambulance. The track was left with no alternative but to abandon the last race.
He was transferred to a specialist spinal unit in Sydney. He had movement in his arms but no feeling in his legs. Paul had suffered ‘catastrophic’ injuries that confined him to a wheelchair, robbing him of this career.
He was transferred to a specialist spinal unit in Sydney. He had movement in his arms but no feeling in his legs. Paul had suffered ‘catastrophic’ injuries that confined him to a wheelchair, robbing him of this career.
Paul returned to Britain in 2012 with his wife Catherine and settled in Welbury, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire. In 2015 he sued Australian jockey Tye Angland for £5 million in an unprecedented move, after blaming him for the fall that had left him wheelchair-bound. Angland denied liability, claiming he had been unaware of any interference having taken place and only learning of the fall after the race. The case was referred to the Royal Courts of Justice in London in an Australian court sitting due to logistics of involved in getting Paul, his carers and other British witnesses to Sydney. The judges and lawyers were flown in to hold the trial in a UK courtroom.
Paul returned to Britain in 2012 with his wife Catherine and settled in Welbury, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire. In 2015 he sued Australian jockey Tye Angland for £5 million in an unprecedented move, after blaming him for the fall that had left him wheelchair-bound. Angland denied liability, claiming he had been unaware of any interference having taken place and only learning of the fall after the race. The case was referred to the Royal Courts of Justice in London in an Australian court sitting due to logistics of involved in getting Paul, his carers and other British witnesses to Sydney. The judges and lawyers were flown in to hold the trial in a UK courtroom.
His barrister told the judge that Angland had broken one of the “hard and fast rules” of racing. Having pulled out to round a bend, he had then returned to his line without leaving Goode two lengths’ space. The horses clipped heels, sending Goode’s mount careering through the fence and the jockey crashing to the track.
His barrister told the judge that Angland had broken one of the “hard and fast rules” of racing. Having pulled out to round a bend, he had then returned to his line without leaving Goode two lengths’ space. The horses clipped heels, sending Goode’s mount careering through the fence and the jockey crashing to the track.
The trial lasted several months. In July 2016 Justice Ian Harrison of the NSW Supreme Court delivered his verdict, siding with Angland, saying the jockey had not changed his direction across the path of Goode when it was not safe to do so. He found that Angland had not been negligent or ridden in a dangerous manner, and dismissed the claim for compensation.
The trial lasted several months. In July 2016 Justice Ian Harrison of the NSW Supreme Court delivered his verdict, siding with Angland, saying the jockey had not changed his direction across the path of Goode when it was not safe to do so. He found that Angland had not been negligent or ridden in a dangerous manner, and dismissed the claim for compensation.