Rob Gaylard ad: Racg in di sudnly aged 70 | Herald Sun

Contents:

• RPECTED RACG PERSONALY, MENTATOR AND TOR ROB GAYLARD DI AGED 70
• RACG DTRY STUNNED AT ATH OF ROB GAYLARD
• OBUARY: ROB GAYLARD
• VALE ROBERT GAYLARD
• GAYLARD LEGACY TO BE REMEMBERED AT HQ

RPECTED RACG PERSONALY, MENTATOR AND TOR ROB GAYLARD DI AGED 70

Followed tegori will be add to My Gaylard, a highly-rpected racg personaly, eque mentator and tor, passed away sudnly on Tuday morng at his property near Geelong. Gaylard, 70, was the voice and face of the Flemgton Mountg Yard prentatns for about 20 Carlton “tragic”, who worked Racg Victoria’s Apprentice Jockey Trag Program sce 2002, was known wh both the racg and equtrian muni.

A passnate and knowledgeable horseman, Gaylard took immense pri helpg retired racehors make the transn om the racetrack to equtrian pursus, cludg Group 1 wner Victoria chief Gil Thompson on Tuday paid tribute to Gaylard on behalf of the entire dtry. ”Jockey Daniel Moor was among those shocked and sadned to learn of Gaylard’s ath.

”Gaylard has hosted Carlton Football Club functns for more than a . Racg dtry stunned at ath of Rob GaylardWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Please try aga to sectns navigatnSkip to ntentSkip to footerTribut have poured for one of Victorian racg's bt known personali, veteran media man and eque tor Rob Gaylard, who died sudnly at his Geelong property on Tuday 70-year-old, who also worked earlier his life as a news rear and sports prenter wh the Ne work amongst others, was reported to have passed away om a heart haired and always stylishly turned out Gaylard variably had a kd word and was happy to share his ep knowledge of his sport.

RACG DTRY STUNNED AT ATH OF ROB GAYLARD

His dghter, Casey Bce, is a former Gaylard at Moonee ValleyCred: Jsi WrightHe was a well known figure at Flemgton and most Victorian raceurs, renowned not jt for his media work but also for his work as an tor wh hors and horsemen, havg worked wh Racg Victoria's Apprentice Jockey Programme for the past 18 years where he guid several generatns of upg rirs wh media and munitns worked as an MC and mentator not jt at major metropolan racetracks but also at equtrian events.

Gaylard was bt known recent years as the face and voice of the Flemgton mountg yard, nductg prentatns and terviewg succsful participants. One of the most famo to be schooled by Gaylard at his Lara property was the grey flash Chtqua, who moved wh him once his racg days were chief cxecutive, Gil Thompson, said: “Rob was a highly rpected member of both the Victorian racg and equtrian muni and his passg will shock and sadn. Rob Gaylard, former TV and rad prenter and proment racg inty, has died sudnly at the age of 70.

Rob Gaylard is survived by wife Karen and dghter Casey. Racg is mourng the loss of personaly Rob Gaylard, who passed away sudnly on Tuday, aged 70.

OBUARY: ROB GAYLARD

Gaylard, a regular at racetracks across Victoria for most of his life, had a signifint impact on the racg dtry through his var rol wh Racg Victoria and very sad news for the racg dtry wh the passg of the much loved and rpected Rob Gaylard as a rult of a heart attack this morng. — (@Racg) July 21, 2020Sce 2002 Gaylard worked wh Racg Victoria’s apprentice program dog media and munitns trag wh young was also the on-urse MC at Flemgton for most of the past 20 years and was also the voice at a lot of untry tracks for their feature race days for many om racg he was an teemed equtrian mentator for many events around the untry, cludg the Melbourne Show.

VALE ROBERT GAYLARD

But his talents extend well beyond hors as well wh Gaylard a high-profile news rear and sports prenter wh Ne, SCN and WIN. He also featured on Victoria's chief executive Gil Thompson led the tribut for Gaylard on Tuday.

Absolutely shocked and sadned to read about the passg of a great @CarltonFC and racg man Rob Gaylard. Vale Rob— Mart Pakula (@MartPakulaMP) July 21, 2020Sadned to hear of the passg of Rob Gaylard.

— Andrew Mallyon (@mallyon_andrew) July 21, 2020Terribly sad news today on the passg of Rob Gaylard. — Moonee Valley Racg Club (@TheValley) July 21, 2020 In 2018 Gaylard was award the Meggs Elkgton Orr of Mer for his service to Geelong recently Gaylard and dghter Casey Bce were preparg champn sprter Chtqua for a reer the equtrian rg. ”Gaylard was survived by wife Karen and dghter Casey.

GAYLARD LEGACY TO BE REMEMBERED AT HQ

Rob Gaylard was synonymo wh Flemgton as the face and voice of the mountg yard for more than 20 years, and at the raceurse on Saturday Spir Of Gaylard will make his but the $125, 000 Plate (1400m) to the dtry July last year, Gaylard dited a lifetime to hors and the racg media and was a iend and mentor to many. Gaylard's wife Karen is also shareholr the horse.

"Traed by Mch Freedman, the lt st $120, 000 at the 2020 Karaka Yearlg Sal and Henrson is hopg he n do Gaylard proud his race but. "WATCH: Spir of Gaylard's Bendigo jumpout (purple and whe)Meanwhile Henrson hop OTI will have a two-pronged attack Saturday week's $600, 000 Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m), wh recently acquired New Zealand G2 wner Hezashocka - who is now the re of Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr - and the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-traed Daqiansweet latter will n at Rosehill on Saturday to help qualify for the event.