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Roy Purdon is a New Zealand-born horse trainer who has been in the industry for over 60 years. He is best known for training the legendary racehorse, Cardigan Bay, who won the 1965 Grand National Steeplechase. Purdon was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 16 February 1927. He began his career as a jockey in 1945, and rode his first winner in 1947. He retired from riding in 1954 and began training horses in 1955. Purdon has trained over 1,000 winners, including the 1965 Grand National Steeplechase winner, Cardigan Bay. He has also trained many other successful horses, including the New Zealand Cup winner, Lord Module, and the New Zealand Derby winner, Lord Module. Purdon has been inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame and the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Order of New Zealand. As of 2021, Roy Purdon's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.

Popular As Roy Cleveland Purdon
Occupation Harness-racing trainer
Age 94 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 16 February, 1927
Birthday 16 February
Birthplace Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death February 02, 2022
Died Place Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand

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Who Is Roy Purdon's Wife?

His wife is Margaret Hughes (m. 1954-2015)

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Roy Purdon Net Worth

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2022

Purdon retired from training in 1995. He died in Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, on 2 February 2022, aged 94, having been predeceased by his wife, Margaret, in 2015.

1989

In the 1989 New Year Honours, Purdon was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to harness racing.

1970

Purdon began training with his father on a 400-metre track in New Lynn, but it was from the 1970s until 1995 that he dominated harness racing in New Zealand and Australia. Over that period, he wom the New Zealand premiership for leading trainer 21 times, on his own or in partnership with son Barry. The pair trained four New Zealand cup winners: Sole Command in 1977; Luxury Liner in 1988; Christopher Vance in 1991; and finally Chokin in 1993. In total, Purdon recorded 2019 race wins in New Zealand—1463 with Barry and 556 in his own right—including 54 Group One wins, as well as many more in Australia.

1954

In 1954, Purdon married Margaret Hughes, and the couple went on to have four children, including sons, harness-racing trainers Barry and Mark Purdon, and daughter Suzanne, who married harness-racing driver Tony Herlihy.

1927

Roy Cleveland Purdon MBE (16 February 1927 – 2 February 2022) was a New Zealand harness-racing trainer. He was New Zealand's leading trainer in 21 seasons, either on his own or in partnership with his son, Barry.

Purdon was born in the Auckland suburb of Freemans Bay on 16 February 1927, the son of Hugh Purdon, a Scottish immigrant. When he was 14, he suffered an injury while playing rugby that resulted in his spending six weeks in hospital and six months with a cast around his hips, and left him with a permanent limp.

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