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Item:285462592800Roy Higgins Australia's Favourite Jockey by Patrick Bartley - Hardcover. Roy Higgins Australia's Favourite Jockey by Patrick Bartley - Hardcover Everyone loved Roy Higgins. A warm and genuine character with a great
sense of humour, the boy from the bush was known as 'The Professor' for
his freakish ability to read the track and his easy eloquence.
Higgins' racing record was extraordinary. He rode Bart Cummings' first
Melbourne Cup winner, Light Fingers, in 1965, and was one of a handful
of jockeys to win the grand slam of racing- the Golden Slipper, Cox
Plate, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. Over his 30-year career, Higgins
clocked up 2312 wins, including 108 Group 1 races. All this, despite a
never-ending battle with his weight. Roy Higgins died in March 2014,
aged 75. His televised funeral took place in the mounting yard at
Flemington, a fitting tribute to the humble man who had a profound
effect on horseracing for more than five decades as jockey, commentator
and teacher. This is a celebration of a great Australian, with
racing royalty, friends and family sharing their stories and memories of
Roy Higgins, the gentle trailblazer who touched their lives. 'Roy
has been an inspiration, an icon and a legend. His legacy will live on
forever.' Damien Oliver 'Roy wasn't just a great jockey and a fine
ambassador for racing - that's only half the story. He was a great
human being, and that might be the bigger story ... because it's harder
to be a great human being.' Les Carlyon
Condition:Like new
Condition:A few very minor scuffs to dust jacket. Otherwise in overall unread, like new condition. See photos.
Personalised:No
Signed:No
Ex Libris:No
Book Series:Roy Higgins
Narrative Type:Non-Fiction
Original Language:English
Inscribed:No
Intended Audience:Adults
Vintage:No
Type:Novel
Features:Dust Jacket
Country/Region of Manufacture:Australia
Topic:Autobiography, Horses, Racing
UPC:9780143799726
Publication Year:2014
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
Book Title:Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey
Item Height:244mm
Author:Patrick Bartley
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Genre:Biographies & True Stories, Sports
Item Width:160mm
Item Weight:654g
Number of Pages:320 Pages
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