WA Pacing legend Village Kid also passed away recently, age 31.
He won 93 races and ran 36 places in a 160-start career, earning prize money totalling $2,117,870.
He won the 1986 Brisbane Inter Dominion Championship, four WA Pacing Cups and two Miracle Miles in Sydney.
He won at 19 consecutive starts in 1987-88. He was twice Australian pacer of the Year.
A true Champion!