The racing community is in deep mourning after the death of leading trainer Henry de Bromhead's young son.
Teenager Jack de Bromhead died after injuries sustained during a pony race at the Glenbeigh Racing Festival on Rossbeigh Beach in Kerry on Saturday evening.
The young rider was attended to by emergency services but was later pronounced dead after what has been described as a "freak accident".
It is believed that the jockey fell from his horse as the animals were making a turn near the water's edge.
A garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of an incident at Rossbeigh Beach in Co.Kerry earlier this evening at approximately 5.20pm.
"A male in his teens received treatment at the scene following the incident but was later pronounced deceased.
"His body has since been removed to the Morgue at Kerry University Hospital."
Jack was one of three children of Waterford-based trainer de Bromhead and his wife Heather, with the others being Jack's twin sister Mia and younger sister Georgia.
The teenager's father Henry was at a national hunt meeting in Wexford when the tragedy occurred.
Henry, 49, is one of the leading trainers in the country and has teamed up with Rachael Blackmore to win many of jump racing's biggest prizes in recent years, including the Aintree Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Jack helped out around his father's racing yard and only last weekend rode a winner in a pony race at Cahirsiveen in Kerry.
The young teenager was riding out in the fifth race of the day on Rossbeigh Beach when the tragedy occurred.
Glenbeigh Races announced that all further races and events scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled after the incident.
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