Overview
- The Injured Jockeys’ Fund chief executive Lisa Hancock confirmed Tuesday that Tony Ives died in Thailand with his family present.
- Ives had been treated since November 2024 for a severe blood infection that developed into prolonged sepsis and ongoing skin cancer, conditions that led to amputations and loss of hand use.
- A public GoFundMe was launched to cover medical and care costs and the Injured Jockeys’ Fund later agreed to meet some of his needs.
- Ives was a leading flat jockey in the 1970s and 1980s, winning the 1985 Arlington Million and the 1987 Irish 1,000 Guineas and riding more than 1,000 winners in Britain during his career.
- Forced to stop race‑riding in the mid‑1990s because of a worsening back, Ives spent later years in Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand and received tributes from former colleagues after his death.