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Roy Higgins (jockey) (The Professor) was born on 5 June, 1938 in Koondrook, Victoria, Australia, is a jockey. Discover Roy Higgins (jockey)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

Popular As Roy Henry Higgins
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Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 5 June, 1938
Birthday 5 June
Birthplace Koondrook, Victoria, Australia
Date of death (2014-03-08)Melbourne, Australia
Died Place Melbourne, Australia
Nationality Australia

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Roy Higgins (jockey) Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2014

Higgins died in Melbourne on 8 March 2014, aged 75, following a short illness.

1987

Higgins was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1987.

1983

Higgins' last race ride was at Flemington in October 1983, after which he declared his ambition was "to be a little fat man". He continued to be employed in the racing industry as a commentator on TV and radio, particularly on Melbourne radio. He also lectured in the jockey training program at the Northern Lodge Training Centre of the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE.

1974

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".

1965

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. He also won two Sydney Cups and two Golden Slipper Stakes. Some of the horses he was associated with were Gunsynd, Leilani, Storm Queen, Sir Dane and Big Philou.

1953

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.

1938

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".

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