Harry White (jockey)
| Harry White | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born |
1944 Melbourne - Australia |
| Career wins |
Melbourne Cups (4 times) All time career wins total 2,112.
Group 1 Feature wins total 69.
Group Feature race wins 243. |
| Honours | |
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Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee Jockey Harry White is the most successful Jockey to ever ride in the Melbourne Cup.
Harry White has 4 wins and 26 rides in Australia's most famous race.
Harry White is also one of only five Jockey's to win more than 2,000 race wins.
Victorian premiership's-1st place 4 times- 2nd place 11 times-3rd 6 times.
Harry White has also won the most Australian Cups, a record 5 times.
Caulifeld Cups 2 wins.1972 & 1977
Cox Plate 1 win. 1987
Racing Hall of Fame Jockey. | |
| Significant horses | |
| Think Big, Hyperno, Arwon , Sobar , Ming Dynasty , Rubiton , | |
Harry White (born 1944) is a retired Australian jockey. He was one of the country's leading jockeys, especially in the 1970s. He usually rode for the "cups king" Bart Cummings. He rode the winners of four Melbourne Cups on Think Big (twice) and Hyperno for Cummings and also on Arwon for George Hanlon.[1]
White was renowned for his judgment in long distance events and for sleeping in the jockeys' room before riding in a race, no matter how important it was. His record in sprint races include wins in three Newmarket Handicaps, three Oakleigh Plates and three Futurity Stakes.
White retired in 1995 and lives with his wife Lauris, and three children Karen, Dean and Brent on a 200-hectare beef farm near Gisborne in Victoria.[2]
Honours
In 2003, White was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.[1]