Allan Endresz reveals he almost died after a heart attack

Alligator Blood’s former owner and colorful racing identity Allan Endresz has cheated death after being flown to a top Melbourne hospital while suffering a massive heart attack.

Endresz, who is known in racing for previously owning Alligator Blood and for his legal battle to restore the star horse as Magic Millions winner, was just minutes away from death last week.

He feels unwell in his hometown AlburyEndresz made the life-saving decision to drive himself to the hospital, where he was quickly diagnosed as having a ‘widowmaker’ heart attack, with complete blockage in the heart’s largest artery.

If he had made the decision to go home to rest rather than go to hospital – where he was quickly flown to Melbourne for a life-saving procedure to place a stent in his vein – specialists told the 60-year-old Endresz that he would not have survived.

“I was in my office in Albury and the next moment the sharp pain ripped through the top of my chest, down my shoulder and down the side of my arm,” Endresz told News Corp.

‘For a moment I thought I could shake it off.

‘I thought about going home, having a cup of tea and resting.

“The doctor told me later that if I had done that, I would be dead.

“I drove myself to Albury Hospital, they took me in straight away and started treating me and they called the helicopter.

Allan Endresz (center) survived a heart attack. Photo: Steve Holland.

“I got into the helicopter and when I got into Melbourne I had the strange feeling that I was James Bond flying around with bright lights everywhere.

“The paramedic in the helicopter didn’t think I would survive.

“They landed on the roof of the hospital in Melbourne and I was in the main operating room. They cleared the place and put a long stent in me.”

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Endresz said the health problems were a big wake-up call, especially considering he had no medical history of heart problems.

Endresz was allowed home from the hospital after five days and said he is recovering well.

He said he will take good care of his health but will continue his legal battle with the Alligator Blood case, with the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission opening a new stewards’ investigation into the horse’s disqualification from the Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2020.

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“I’m going on with my life, but this heart attack has been a huge wake-up call,” Endresz said.

“I really thought about the impact on my children and my family if I had died too early.”

Alligator Blood, the seven-time Group 1 winner, is currently on the long-term injury list after suffering a pastern injury during track work in January.