Carson pays tribute to Eddery Willie Carson was among those paying tribute to former jockey Pat Eddery, who has died aged 63. Carson was crowned champion Flat jockey on five occasions, all at around the time Eddery was amassing his 11 titles. Carson told Sky Sports News: "We are all going to be very sad that we have lost one of our real champions in the racing industry." Eddery was the main man in the jockeys' room when Michael Hills began his riding career. "He was just a fantastic character. He was a legend and we all looked up to him," he told At The Races. "Being in the weighing room with him on a daily basis was just such fun. "I was 13 when I first met Pat and he was first jockey to Peter Walwyn. He took me and my twin brother Richard under his wing. "He was great to me and was a person I would always turn to for advice. He would always give you a great opinion and was always for you. He was a fantastic man. "He had an amazing racing brain and horses loved to run for him."
