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Roy Higgins
Birth name Roy Henry Higgins Nickname The Professor Born 5 June 1938Koondrook , Victoria , Australia Died 8 March 2014(2014-03-08) (aged 75 )Melbourne, Australia Sport Professional jockey, media commentator Retired 1983
Roy Henry Higgins MBE (5 June 1938 – 8 March 2014) was an Australian jockey who rode from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. His talent in the saddle was to later earn him the nickname "The Professor".
Early life
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Higgins was born in Koondrook , Victoria and grew up in the southern New South Wales town of Deniliquin where, in 1953, he was apprenticed to local horse trainer Jim Watters.[1]
Career
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Despite a constant battle with his weight, Higgins won almost every major race on the Australian calendar.[2] [3] [1] [3]
Higgins won the Melbourne Cup twice, on Light Fingers in 1965 and Red Handed in 1967, both for trainer Bart Cummings , one Caulfield Cup , two W. S. Cox Plates , five VRC Oaks , four Victoria Derbys , the Blue Diamond Stakes and the AJC Oaks six times.[1] [3] Sydney Cups and two Golden Slipper Stakes .[3] Gunsynd , Leilani , Storm Queen , Sir Dane and Big Philou .
Higgins' last race ride was at Flemington in October 1983,[3] [4] Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE .
Higgins was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1987.[5]
Honours
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In the June 1974 Queen's Birthday Honours , Higgins was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to "Horse racing as a jockey".[6]
Personal life
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Higgins was married to Genine. Although they were separated they remained friends. They had two daughters.[7]
Death
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Higgins died in Melbourne on 8 March 2014, aged 75, following a short illness.[8]
References
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^ a b c d e Sherer, Darryl (8 March 2014). "Vale Roy Higgins MBE" . racenet . racenet. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014 .
^ Rule, Andrew (27 February 2014). "Roy Higgins is crook, but he's not starved of admirers" . Herald Sun . News Ltd. Retrieved 9 March 2014 .
^ "Roy Higgins" . Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
^ "Roy Henry Higgins" . It's an Honour . Australian Government. 15 June 1974. Retrieved 9 March 2014 .
^ Nicholson, Rod (8 March 2014). "Roy Higgins – a 'humble lad from the country' who reached the pinnacle of his sport" . Herald Sun . News Ltd. Retrieved 9 March 2014 .
^ Schlink, Leo (8 March 2014). "Vale The Professor as racing fraternity mourns the loss of one of the greats in Roy Higgins" . Herald Sun . News Ltd. Retrieved 8 March 2014 .
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