Tributes have been paid to the Italian jockey, who has been called a 'nice guy', a 'gifted rider' and an 'absolute gentleman', and who had enjoyed recent success in Britain.
Stefano Cherchi, a 23-year-old jockey who rode more than 100 winners in the UK, has died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall from his horse. The Italian was riding in Australia on 20 March when his mount, Hasime, fell in the Affinity Electrical Technologies Plate at Canberra. He received medical treatment at the track before being transferred to hospital where he was found to have sustained a head injury and internal bleeding.
We knew it was a bad fall and we knew things didn't look great, but you live in hope and hope for a miracle. 'Hopefully he's going to a better place and we will never forget him - he will always be with us. 'His charm and his way of behaving with people, he was such a nice guy. For me, he was a little bit like a son to be honest.
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