Elvis ‘Ricky’ Thurgood feted at Easter Sandown races 37 years after tragic mishap Elvis ‘Ricky’ Thurgood with parents Noel and Doris. BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE   The Horse racing fraternity in Australia are a rare breed as envisioned by their tender loving care for a fallen mate, Elvis ‘Ricky’ Thurgood, a champion Jockey who was literally stopped in his tracks on a fateful Easter weekend at Caulfield racecourse and left quadriplegic for the past 37 years. The horse that Ricky was astride on that terrible Easter Cup day, Taras Regent, unfortunately suffered a heart attack in full stride throwing the champion jockey to what was considered a fatal fall but he has hung on in a quadriplegic state since and has recently shown miraculous signs of some form of recovery. ...