Harry White

2022 - 10 - 22

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Racing mourns champion jockey Harry White (The Singleton Argus)

Harry White, one of Australia's most gifted jockeys who rode four Melbourne Cup winners, has died at the...

White retired from riding in 1995 and was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2003. Alongside Bobby Lewis, White shares the record for riding the most winners in Australia's greatest thoroughbred race. A member of the Australian Racing Hall of Fame, White teamed up with Bart Cummings for three of his Melbourne Cup triumphs.

Harry White's legacy went beyond winning Melbourne Cups (Racenet)

Gilbert Gardiner and Glenn McFarlane. Four Melbourne Cups put Harry White on a racing pedestal but the fiercely private Hall of Fame hoop's greatest legacy ...

Sad to hear of the passing of champion jockey Harry White .. Victorian Jockeys' Association boss Matt Hyland said: "Harry White defined all the qualities of a champion jockey … he was very quiet in the jockeys' room but a fierce competitor." a great reason to recap the mighty Rubiton's prowess on this Cox Plate morning! "We call it the Harry White Trust Fund. while his achievements in the saddle will be revered forever, it was out of the saddle and during his years in retirement that Harry again showed he was a man of truly beautiful qualities. He was pretty private about it. He had the "biggest collect" of his life when White convinced him that Think Big could handle the wet track ahead of the 1975 Cup. "He just quietly went about his work, he was never an up and about person in the jockeys room, he just went about his own thing, obviously it worked well for him." "He wanted to be private, quiet, not really out in the public eye, a bit of a recluse. "He was mindful of that, he was of the opinion racing had been good to him and if he could help some people from time to time, then he'd help them out. After retiring from riding following a glittering career in 1995, "Cotton Hands" White dedicated his latter years to funding the Harry White Trust Fund.

Harry White's death at 78 leaves horse racing community devastated (Yahoo Sport Australia)

Harry White is being remembered as one of the greatest jockeys Australia has ever seen. Read more here.

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Racing mourns the death of four-time Melbourne Cup-winning hoop (The Age)

Legendary jockey Harry White, a great of the Australian turf and winner of four Melbourne Cups, has died aged 78.

[Sign up for our Sport newsletter](/link/follow-20170101-p56jal). “But people now are actually finding out how much of a humble person [he was]. [Peter Ryan](/by/peter-ryan-gzi0fn)is a sports reporter with The Age.Connect via [Damien Ractliffe](/by/damien-ractliffe-p4yvin)is the Chief Racing Reporter for The Age.Connect via Cox Plate on Rubiton, five Australian Cups, and three Newmarket handicaps. He rode Arwon for George Hanlon but his other three victories in Australia’s most famous race were aboard mounts prepared by the “Cups King”, Bart Cummings. “He rode in a golden era of jockeys and emerged as not only one of the most successful, but one of the most well-liked to ever compete at Flemington.

Article headline (Just Horse Racing)

It is with great sadness that the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) advises that four-time Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Harry White has passed away. Four.

[Melbourne Cup](https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/melbourne-cup) victories, White won the [Caulfield Cup](https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/caulfield-cup) twice, the [Australian Cup](https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/australian-cup) five times, the [Newmarket Handicap](https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/newmarket-handicap) three times and the [W.S. Cox Plate](https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/cox-plate). In his 35-year career in the saddle, he had close to 200 wins in feature races, with 60 at Group 1 level, and won the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership four times. “While his achievements in the saddle will be revered forever, it was out of the saddle and during his years in retirement that Harry again showed he was a man of truly beautiful qualities. “Harry White defined all the qualities of a champion jockey and his inclusion in Racing’s Hall of Fame in 2003 was testament to this,” Hyland said. In a career spanning 35 years, White also won the Melbourne Jockeys’ Premiership in 1967-68, 1973-74, 1978-79 and 1980-81.

Harry White's legacy went beyond winning Melbourne Cups (NEWS.com.au)

Four Melbourne Cups put Harry White on a racing pedestal but the fiercely-private Hall of Fame hoop's greatest legacy was helping his former colleagues who ...

Sad to hear of the passing of champion jockey Harry White .. Victorian Jockeys’ Association boss Matt Hyland said: “Harry White defined all the qualities of a champion jockey … he was very quiet in the jockeys’ room but a fierce competitor.” a great reason to recap the mighty Rubitonâ€™s prowess on this Cox Plate morning! “We call it the Harry White Trust Fund. He was pretty private about it. while his achievements in the saddle will be revered forever, it was out of the saddle and during his years in retirement that Harry again showed he was a man of truly beautiful qualities. “He just quietly went about his work, he was never an up and about person in the jockeys room, he just went about his own thing, obviously it worked well for him.” “He wanted to be private, quiet, not really out in the public eye, a bit of a recluse. “He was mindful of that, he was of the opinion racing had been good to him and if he could help some people from time to time, then he’d help them out. Four Melbourne Cups put Harry White on a racing pedestal but the fiercely private Hall of Fame hoop’s greatest legacy was helping his former colleagues who had fallen on hard times. Racing is mourning the passing of four-time Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Harry White but his greatest legacy was helping his former colleagues who had fallen on hard times.