Patrick Hogan Cause of Death

Sir Patrick Hogan, a New Zealand horse racing and breeding industry icon,  died in January 2023 at 83.

Sir Patrick Hogan, who had been ill for some time, was widely regarded as the most influential figure in New Zealand racing for four decades.

On Friday, January 6 2023, a Cambridge Stud spokesperson confirmed Hogan’s death to Stuff.

Sir Patrick Hogan rose to prominence as the owner of the champion sires Sir Tristram and Zabeel and a champion racehorse owner. In the year 2000, he was knighted.

His contributions and achievements saw him inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2005 and the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame in 2006.

Sir Peter Vela, principal of New Zealand Bloodstock, told NZ Racing Desk: “In my lifetime there has been no greater influence in the New Zealand breeding industry than Patrick Hogan.

“This country was so fortunate to have someone like him; he was a great horseman, his knowledge, what stallions to develop and how to grow the industry, so from every point of view his passing is just so sad.