Barney Curley, betting mastermind and charity pioneer, dies aged 81
24 May 2021
Greg Wood
The Guardian
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Barney Curley, the architect of several of the turf’s greatest betting coups and the founder of a charity that transformed the lives of thousands of children in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 81.