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George Moore (jockey)

George Moore
Occupation Jockey / Trainer
Born 5 July 1923
Mackay, Queensland
Died 8 January 2008(2008-01-08) (aged 84)
Sydney
Career wins 2,278
Major racing wins

Sydney Cup (1946, 1966, 1968)
Australian Derby (1949, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1971)
Doncaster Handicap (1948, 1966, 1971)
VRC Oaks (1952 )
AJC Oaks (1953, 1969, 1971)
Cox Plate (1957, 1968)
Victoria Derby (1957, 1971)
Eclipse Stakes (1959)
Epsom Handicap (1961, 1966)
Golden Slipper Stakes (1970, 1971)
Newmarket Handicap (1970, 1971)

International race wins:
San Diego Handicap (1950)
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1959)
2,000 Guineas (1959, 1967)
Prix du Jockey Club (1960)
Grand Prix de Paris (1960)
Ascot Gold Cup (1960)
Epsom Derby (1967)
1,000 Guineas (1967)
K. George VI & Q. Elizabeth Stakes (1967)
Racing awards
BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year (1967)
Sydney Jockeys' Premierships (10)
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2001)
Australia Post Australian Legends (2007)
As a trainer:
Hong Kong Training Premierships (11)
Honours
Sport Australia Hall of Fame (1986)
George Moore Medal (1998)
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2001)
Australia Post Australian Legends (2007)
BRC Group 3 George Moore Stakes (2008– )
Significant horses
Redcraze, Baguette, Fairy Walk, Tulloch
Royal Palace, Busted, Saint Crespin, Fleet, Taboun, Sheshoon, Charlottesville

Sydney Cup (1946, 1966, 1968)
Australian Derby (1949, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1971)
Doncaster Handicap (1948, 1966, 1971)
VRC Oaks (1952 )
AJC Oaks (1953, 1969, 1971)
Cox Plate (1957, 1968)
Victoria Derby (1957, 1971)
Eclipse Stakes (1959)
Epsom Handicap (1961, 1966)
Golden Slipper Stakes (1970, 1971)
Newmarket Handicap (1970, 1971)

George Thomas Donald Moore OBE (5 July 1923 – 8 January 2008) was an Australian jockey and Thoroughbred horse trainer. He began his career in racing in 1939 in Brisbane where he quickly became one of the top apprentice jockeys and where in 1943 he won the Senior Jockeys' Premiership. He then relocated to Sydney and in 1949 went to work for trainer Tommy J. Smith (also known as T.J. Smith) with whom he would have considerable success.

In 1950, at the invitation of Johnny Longden, Moore traveled to the United States where he won the San Diego Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack. In 1957 and 1958 George Moore won the Jockeys' Premiership at Sydney then in 1959 accepted an offer to ride in Europe for trainer/owner Alec Head of Haras du Quesnay and another major owner, Prince Aly Khan. There, he won the Prix du Jockey Club and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, as well as a British Classic Race, the 2,000 Guineas. Returning to Sydney, Moore continued to win Jockeys' Premierships and in 1967 returned for a time to compete in Europe for trainer Noel Murless where he won the first three 1967 British Classics, the 1,000 Guineas, a second 2,000 Guineas, and his biggest win of all in British racing, the 1967 Epsom Derby.


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