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Just learnt that iconic vet Percy Sykes passed away yesterday...drawing to a close an era of thoroughbred history that saw he and master trainer T J Smith form an unbeatable combination that saw TJ win more than 30 Sydney premierships.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-1...-at-93/5198380
Gee Brad Icon is the only way to describe the man as far as equine veterinary science goes, the man blazed many a trail, almost as may as the people endebted to his work.
Great man with horses and was always the go to guy when trainers were in trouble. I recall backing Igloo at Warwick Farm when I was a young fella, He was first up after a very long absence, 2 years or more. Dr Sykes performed a very large miracle to get this horse back to the races.