Vale Pat Duff

THE flags at Deagon are flying at half-mast mourning the death of veteran trainer PAT DUFF.

One of Queensland’s leading trainers in his hey-day, Duff was involved in racing for close to 60 years. He continued training well into his 80’s until serious illness ended his career at short time ago.

Inducted into the Queensland Racing Hall of Fame, Duff trained over 1200 winners, arguably the best of them was Star of Florida. He landed his first Group success in the 80’s.

LGHR has learnt that one of Queensland’s veteran trainers Pat Duff is fighting a serious health battle.

Our mail is that Pat was transferred from hospital to a nursing home where he contracted COVID and is now in a serious condition back in hospital 

Duff, one of Queensland’s leading trainers in his heyday, has been involved in racing for close to 60 years. Now in his 80’s, Duff was in recent times inducted into the Queensland Racing Hall of Fame.