Stathi Katsidis | |
Occupation: | Jockey |
Birth Place: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
Birth Date: | 19 February 1979 |
Death Place: | Brisbane, Australia |
Race: | The T J Smith (2000) Queensland Oaks (2006) Manikato Stakes (2007) Winter Stakes (2007) Australian Derby (2010) Randwick Guineas (2010) Brisbane Premiership wins: |
Updated: | 22 November 2010 |
Stathi Katsidis (19 February 1979 – 19 October 2010) was an Australian jockey.[1]
Katsidis was found dead at his Brisbane home a fortnight before he was due to ride in the Melbourne Cup. A coroner's report showed that the Champion jockey had a cocktail of drugs and alcohol[2] in his system when he was found dead.[3]