Johnny Roe (26 March 1938 – 23 April 2017)
Nine-time Irish champion jockey Johnny Roe dies at 79
''Racing Post''. retrieved 25 April 2017. was an Irish jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...
who competed in Flat racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
. Roe was Irish flat racing Champion Jockey on nine occasions and won the 1000 Guineas Stakes
The 1000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,60 ...
in 1975 on Nocturnal Spree.[
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1938 births
2017 deaths
Irish jockeys
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