One of Australia's leading jockeys Stathi Katsidis has been found dead at the age of 31. He was found dead on Tuesday morning by his fiancee, Melissa Jackson. Toowoomba in 2005 Katsidis died less than a week before he was due to ride in the Cox Plate and was set to ride in the Melbourne cup in November. He was going to be riding former Australian Derby winner Shoot Out. Born in Toowoomba , Katsidis had recorded over 170 victories last season. He had success in both the Australian Derby and the Group One Randwick Guineas. He suffered a knock back in 2008 when he was banned for nine months after testing positive for ecstasy . He had previously battled drug and weight problems in the past. Tributes have been paid to Katsidis both jockey's and trainers. John Wallace , the trainer of Shoot Out said "He told me he couldn't wait to get to Melbourne and that he'd be down on Thursday. It's a total shock." Jockey Corey Brown said "He was a terrific guy, loaded with ability and is going to be sadly missed."
One of Australia's leading Stathi Katsidis has been found dead at the age of 31. He was found dead on Tuesday morning by his fiancee, Melissa Jackson. Toowoomba in 2005 Katsidis died less than a week before he was due to ride in the and was set to ride in the in November. He was going to be riding former winner Shoot Out. Born in , Katsidis had recorded over 170 victories last season. He had success in both the Australian Derby and the Group One Randwick Guineas. He suffered a knock back in 2008 when he was banned for nine months after testing positive for . He had previously battled drug and weight problems in the past. Tributes have been paid to Katsidis both jockey's and trainers. , the trainer of Shoot Out said "He told me he couldn't wait to get to Melbourne and that he'd be down on Thursday. It's a total shock." Jockey said "He was a terrific guy, loaded with ability and is going to be sadly missed."
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