Obituary: Tributes flow for champion Newcastle jockey Bill Wade (1929-2020)

By Josh Callinan
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:02am, first published August 27 2020 - 9:30pm
RESPECTED: Newcastle jockey Bill Wade in 1971. Picture: Barry James Gilmour
RESPECTED: Newcastle jockey Bill Wade in 1971. Picture: Barry James Gilmour

Champion jockey Bill Wade has been remembered as a "gentleman" of the track, a "terrific rider" and even a father figure to apprentices.

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