London: Former leading jockey Joe Mercer most famously associated with the legendary Brigadier Gerard has died aged 86 the Racing Post reported on Monday. Nicknamed 'Smokin' Joe' Mercer and Brigadier Gerard won 17 of his 18 starts including inflicting one of the two defeats fellow equine legend Mill Reef's suffered on the turf in the 1971 English 2000 Guineas. "He (Mercer) was my best friend and he used to call me every Saturday at 9am on the dot," said former rival Bruce Raymond. "He was always very punctual all the way through his life and when he was riding he was the first to put his cap on, first to leave the weighing room, first into the gate and often first home. "He was not only a g
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