George Moore 1957
(printed 2003)
by Ern McQuillan (b.1926)
gelatin silver photograph
Purchased 2003
George Moore (b. 1923), champion jockey, was born
in Mackay, Qld and was apprenticed in Brisbane in
1938. Moving to Sydney, he began his long association
with trainer ‘TJ’ Tommy Smith. Nicknamed
‘Cotton Fingers’ Moore won a record 10
Sydney Premierships in his career of 2278 wins in
Australia and overseas—although he never won
the Melbourne Cup. In England, he won the English
Derby, King George and Queen Elizabeth stakes, the
2000 Guineas twice, the 1000 Guineas, the Coronation
and Ascot Gold Cups and the Gimcrack and Champagne
stakes. He won the Arc De Triomphe and the Derby in
France, and the San Diego Stakes in the US. Widely
regarded as Australia’s greatest jockey, his
name will always be linked in racing circles with
the legendary horse ‘Tulloch’. He retired
from racing in 1971, when he won his final race on
Classic Mission in the Victoria Derby. He became Hong
Kong’s leading trainer before moving to the
Gold Coast. The George Moore Medal is awarded annually
to Sydney’s outstanding jockey. |
