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Veteran sports journalist Mike Sheahan has been left devastated by the death of his horse Big Jimma. The respected scribe was part-owner of the rising star and found out that the young gelding had suddenly died after trackwork on Tuesday via a voice message from well-known trainer Robert Hickmott. The message said: “Good morning everyone. Not good news out here at Ballarat. Jimma, post gallop, he collapsed. Obviously he’s had a heart attack and he’s passed away. “He had his gallop, pulled up.
“After three years of investment of money, patience and hope — and the eternal optimism peculiar to horse owners — our horse was gone. Five starts for a third placing at Echuca on May 3.” Sheahan said Melbourne Cup-winning trainer, Hickmott, was a huge fan of Big Jimma. He said Hickmott “loved” the horse. “He was so enamoured, he was aiming him at the Sandown Guineas before he had started in a race,” he said.
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