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Date Posted: 09:25:30 10/29/12 Mon
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28 Oct 2012 | ThoroughbredNEWS News Desk The career of one of Australia's greatest jockeys Darren Beadman is officially over. Beadman, 46, made the announcement on Sunday.

The Hall of Fame jockey has been recovering from a barrier trial fall in Hong Kong in February. Beadman damaged neurons and nerves when suffering a diffuse-axonal brain injury, which affects balance, speech and memory.

After treatment in Hong Kong Beadman and his family returned to Sydney where he continues his treatment. He recently commented that he took each day one at a time and concentrated on his recovery with his medical team.

He said that doctors�� had told him that if he had a similar fall again then he would ��end up in a nursing home.��

"As Kim [wife] said to me 'sometimes the hardest decisions in life are made for us'," Beadman said.

"After the fall everything was up in the air and you don��t know what the future holds, there's so many grey areas and I probably only had another few years.

"Really the decision was made for me and since I've come to live with it I've started to get better. It's made life so much easier and I'm getting on with my rehab which is going great."

Beadman started his apprenticeship as a 15-year-old with "the boss", the legendary master of apprentices, Theo Green.

He rode his first winner in 1982 aboard a galloper called Flagette at Wyong.

Beadman's first of 92 Group I wins came aboard Inspired in the 1984 Golden Slipper and he won his first Melbourne Cup aboard Kingston Rule for Bart Cummings in 1990. In 1996 he again teamed with the master trainer to achieve the Cox Plate - Melbourne Cup double with Saintly.

"Your first Melbourne Cup is hard to top," he said. "When you start dreaming and start your apprenticeship it's all about the Melbourne Cup.

"The emotion, the build-up, thinking about it for so many years, it made the experience unbelievable."

In 1997, Beadman announced his retirement to become a Baptist preacher before returning to the saddle in 2000 when he forged one of Australian racing's most lethal combinations with John Hawkes and the then Ingham-owned Crown Lodge.

"He was the ultimate professional on and off the track," Hawkes said.

"He knew the form, he knew the tracks. Left hand whip rider, right hand whip rider. Ride anywhere, anytime.

"He was up the top when he was a kid to the time he left here, went to Hong Kong and was still up the top.

"I've seen a lot of jockeys in my time and he's as good as I've ever seen."

Prior to his first retirement Beadman won two Sydney jockeys premierships in 1994-95 and 1995 - 96. With the backing of Hawkes he won a further five consecutive premierships from 2002-03 to 2006-07.

Beadman ended his career with a four season stint in Hong Kong. During that time he rode 275 winners including six at Group 1 level.

Beadman's last race ride was aboard the John Moore-trained Military Attack at Happy Valley on February 15. The champion rider went out a winner when recording a 1-3/4 length victory to end his illustrious career.

Additional reporting Clinton Payne - racenet.com.au

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