Australia’s Fallen Jockeys

There have been 311 jockey deaths from racing in Australia.

name	venue	year
A
L Abrahams	Melbourne	1941
G Aistrope	Belmont	1965
T Alvos	Casino	1958
C Ayton	Scone	1980
B
C Badger	Moonee Valley	1937
J Baggs	Bunbury	1947
D Baker	Grafton	2007
R Baker	Southport	1968
D Barclay	Albury	1957
N Barker	Randwick	199
W Barnes	Flinton, QLD	1998
R Barry	Moonee Valley	1948
D Beckett	Ascot, WA	1998
G Bell	Caulfield	1890
W Bell	Oakey, QLD	1971
R Bennison	Melbourne	1899
C Berglund	Cannington Park, WA	1913
P Birchell	Taree	1990
N Botica	Landor, WA	2004
M Bourke	Flemington	1894
C Boyd	Caulfield	1926
W Boyd	Flemington	1879
J Breen	Adelaide	1879
S Buckely	Goodooga	1922
J Bullock	Moonee Valley	1926
S Bundy	Randwick	1976
D Burns	Tamworth	1991
N Burrows	Ascot, WA	1922
L Butler	Cannington Park, WA	1925
C
H Cairns	Moonee Valley	1929
J Callaghan	St Arnaud	1895
G Callander	Flemington	1983
W Campbell	Brewarrina, NSW	1958
P Carey	Hobart	1882
R Carey	Trentham	1891
A Carter	Morphettville	1907
B Casey	Mentone	1914
S Cassidy	Randwick	1974
C Cepero	Wagga Wagga	1984
W Chadwick	Sydney	1946
A Chan	Carnarvon, WA	2004
C Chapman	Whitton	1934
R Cherrington	Ascot, WA	1912
A Clark	Albury	1935
A Clarke	Moonee Valley	1917
J Clarke	Randwick	1880
T Clayton	Rosehill	1909
I Cluff	Caulfield	1961
W Coates	Moonee Valley	1933
J Coe	Morphettville	1892
A Connor	Grafton	1975
G Connors	Sandy Creek	1905
T Corrigan	Caulfield	1894
V Courtney	Flemington	1944
E Cox	Elwick	1962
H Cox	Echua	1902
W Cox	Mowbray
J Cree	Flemington	1886
J Crilley	Flemington	1948
F Croker	Flemington	1907
L Crook	Doomben	1992
W Curran	Mowbray
H Cusdin	Aspendale	1895
D
H Davies	WA	1935
H Dawes	Flemington	1900
F Dean	Mt Gambier	1956
T Dean	Moonee Valley	1901
C Dierdrick	Halls Creek, WA	1919
P Dinsdale	Caulfield	1927
G Dodd	Flemington	1881
A Donaldson	Eagle Farm	1925
B Duggan	Mundijong	1951
P Duller	Morphettville	1951
J Duncan	Randwick	1946
J Dyer	Ginbower	1885
E
M Eascott	Rosehill	1952
C Eastham	Flemington	1891
J Edwards	Epsom	1916
J Elliot	Roseberry	1885
W Elliott	Caulfield	1939
R Ellis	Mentone	1929
C Ericson	Kumbla, QLD	1996
J Evans	Coolgardie	1901
M Everleigh	Quirindi, NSW	1980
F
E Farquarson	Caulfield	1890
J Farrell	Ascot, WA	1903
K Farrell	Mt Gambier	1939
A Fartch	Mt Gambier	1881
J Felstead	Wagga Wagga	1895
W Fernie	Kynnumboon, NSW	1899
J Fitzgerald	Elwick	1899
J Flanagan	Caulfield	1998
R Fleming	Flemington	1941
W Foley	Geelong	1946
K Ford	Caulfield	1960
D Fullarton	Flemington	1951
R Fuller	SA	1931
G
A Gallagher	Bourke, NSW	1962
R Gardener	Mentone	1954
T Gardiner	Kensington, NSW	1897
T Gibson	Burrumbeet	1905
A Gilbert	Benalla	2001
A Goddard	Ascot, QLD	1934
L Goodwin	Roma	1998
R Goodwin	The Oaks, NSW	1948
G Gordon	Elwick	1941
M Goring	Tatura	2003
R Gould	Caulfield	1929
K Grady	Armidale	1959
J Gray	Bordertown	1984
L Gray	Randwick	1922
M Gray	Albury	1957
D Green	Rosehill	1980
B Grey	Moe	1898
H
J Halden	Randwick	1924
K Hales	Epsom	1964
T Hamill	Mowbray	1924
E Hammer	Hamilton	1935
E Hampton	Coopers Creek	1895
D Hanrahan	Hampden, QLD	1931
C Hanson	Launceston (Mowbray)	1983
R Harris	Cobar	1941
W (Billie) Hawkins	Rockhampton	1966
J Hayes	Mt Gambier	1882
J Hayes	Caulfield	1899
F Hayhoe	Flemington	1908
A J (Gary) Healey	NSW	1946
J Healey	NSW	1939
R Heath	Randwick	1885
W Hibberd	Caulfield	1926
J Hickey	Warrnambool	1887
T Hogan	Moonee Valley	1907
H Holmes	Oakbank	1911
G Howard	Randwick	1909
B Howarth	1993
J Hughes	Wagga Wagga	1930
J Hunt	Geelong	1881
P Hussey	Adelaide	1897
P Hynes	VIC	1932
J
C Jackson	Helena Vale, WA	1917
R James	Canterbury	1963
R Jaques	Morphettville	1914
C Jarman	Warrnambool	1948
K Jessup	Morphettville	1957
M Jessup	Oakbank	1957
P John	Kalgoorlie	1998
A Johnson	Oakbank	1934
E Johnson	Flemington	1937
J Johnson	Caulfield	1911
M Johnston	Ballarat	1989
A Jones	Duchess (Mt Isa)	1967
K
C Kelly	Glen Innes	1967
E Kennedy	Flemington	1902
G Kenny	Warrnambool	1928
J Kent	Ascot, WA	1908
R Kinsman	Randwick
S Kite	Morphettville	1938
C Knobb	Kembla Grange	1952
A Knobel	QLD	1952
A Knowles	Randwick	1934
L
S Lace	Ascot, QLD	1933
W Lappin	Randwick	1940
V Latham	Sydney	1945
J Laverty	Mentone	1898
L Lawson	Seymour	1982
W Lawson	Merrendin, WA	1919
K Layton	Mornington	1981
A Ledger	Corowa	2005
W Lee	Moonee Valley	1938
J Leek	Caulfield	1898
C Lewis	Caulfield	1895
G Lisk	Moe	2005
T Lynch	Flemington	1935
M
T Maddern	Streaky Bay	1954
T Manifold	Rockbank	1895
R Manning	Flemington	1902
G Marsden	Homebush, NSW	1847
J Marshall	Bunbury	1969
A Martin	Canberra	1972
H Martin	Gosford	1930
A Martinez	Flemington	1921
J Mason	Oakbank	1914
H McDonald	Goulburn	1949
L McDougall	Ascot, WA	1908
P McGowan	Flemington	1894
D McGrath	Bairbsdale	1935
T McInerney	Morphettville	1949
A McInnes	Flemington	1883
L McKee	Tasmania	1952
K McKenzie	Victoria Park, SA	1930
H McKinnon	NSW	1934
N McKinnon	Randwick	1927
D McLean	Oakbank	1954
H McMahon	Terang	1939
H McNeigh	Allman Park	1996
L McNulty	Flemington	1931
E Meredith	Moonee Valley	1936
C Merry	Ballarat	1895
W Michaelson	Mowbray
C Middlemiss		1942
R Minter	Gympie	1962
J Molloy	Numurkah	1955
M Mooney	Caulfield	1905
J Moore	Singelton, NSW	1937
R Moore	Glen Innes, NSW	1939
D Morris	Randwick	1933
R Morris	NSW	1937
J Morrison	Flemington	1878
J Moyes	Morphettville	1949
D Murphy	Wellington	2007
N
I Neilson	Lismore	1988
A Newlands	Bendigo	1889
J Newnham	Warrnambool	1947
W Newton	Flemington	1939
J Nicholls	Moonee Valley	1914
O Nicholls	Hamilton	1956
D Nicholson	Caulfield	1885
K Norrie	Glen Innes, NSW	1954
O
C O'Connor	Dunkeld	1897
E O'Donnell	Rosehill	1943
P O'Hanlon	Caulfield	1929
J O'Reilly	Moonee Valley	1920
M O'Sullivan		1941
G Oliver	Flemington	1935
J Oliver	Belmont	2002
R Oliver	Kalgoorlie	1978
E Olsen	Belmont	1930
P
A Panowit	Adelaide	1914
M Papworth	Randwick	1937
F Pearce	Elwick	1924
C Penfold	Goodwood, WA	1933
A Percival	Ascot, WA	1911
W Percival	Canning Park, WA	1924
R Phillips	Rosehill	1959
W Plumb	Queensland	1932
Reece Potter	Tottenham	2011
W Powell Jnr	Coolgardie	1910
R Pratt	NSW	1948
R
J Raven	Murray Bridge	1940
R Reed	Caulfield	1935
P Regan	Moorefield	1906
A Renny	Fitroy	1924
W Rheece	Randwick	1899
F Richardson	SA	1931
E Roberts	Belmont, WA	1929
I Roberts	Warialda, NSW	1970
R Roberts	Victoria Park	1948
A Robertson	Randwick	1888
R Rowe	Randwick	1885
K Russell	Rosehill	1993
S
L Sampson	Rosebrook	1939
E Savage	Appin, NSW	1983
H Saw	Fitzroy	1931
J Scarlett	New Delhi - India	1960
M Schmirer	Orange	1951
P Schumacher	Grafton	1976
K Scott	Bittern	1930
J Scudamore	Kyneton	1950
N Sellwood	Maison Lafitte - France	1962
B Shaw	Stawell	1961
J Sheehan	Donald	1895
W Shipton Jnr	QLD	1941
A Siefkin	Ascot, WA	1926
W Skelton	Ascot, WA	1907
A Skirving	Moonee Valley	1928
E Sleight	Belmont, WA	1924
L Smith	Cowra	1958
S Smith	Adelaide	1909
W H Smith	Rosehill	1914
J Spargo	Ayr, QLD	1985
P Spence	8 Mile Plains, QLD	1933
W Stevens	Geelong	1985
W Stradling	Bundaberg, QLD	1977
F Straker	Cannington Park	1924
P Strickland	Ascot, QLD	1890
J Stubbs	Caulfield	1933
Rob Sutherland	Morphettville	1910
Ross Sutherland	Gosford, NSW	1958
P Sykes	Warracknabeal	1975
T
R Tait	Broken Hill	1929
A Todd	Ascot, WA	1926
L Tolay	Doomben	1949
H Toomer	Kyneton	1957
R Townsend	Mentone	1930
J Troy	Randwick	1931
J Tucker	Eagle Farm	1919
U
H Underwood	Flemington	1902
R Underwood	Mowbray
V
T Vanevery	Sandown	1893
J Vasil	Bacchus Marsh	1959
K Voitre	Moonee Valley	1938
W
S Wade	Canning	1921
C Wake	Ascot, WA	1988
T Walker	Mitta Mitta	1921
A Watson	Moonee Valley	1890
E Watson	Geelong	1903
G Watson	Ballan	1910
J Watson	Mowbray	1934
J Welsh	Redan	1928
D Wilkes	Toowoomba	1996
J Williams	Flemington	1887
J Williams	Warrnambool	1900
T Williams	Dandenong	1892
B Williamson	Timboon Park	1912
E Wilson	Murrumbidgee	1897
R Wilson	Morphettville	1938
WC Wilson	Casino	1859
A Winch	Queanbeyan	1982
A Windsor	Bulong, WA	1906
A Wood	Boggabri, NSW	1951
Y
A Yohey	Corbould Park, QLD	1989

The number of deaths per decade is shown below.

decade	total
1840 - 1849	1
1850 - 1859	1
1860 - 1869	0
1870 - 1879	3
1880 - 1889	17
1890 - 1899	32
1900 - 1909	25
1910 - 1919	21
1920 - 1929	32
1930 - 1939	50
1940 - 1949	28
1950 - 1959	29
1960 - 1969	16
1970 - 1979	10
1980 - 1989	17
1990 - 1999	12
2000 - 2009	9
2010 - 2013	1

The Australian Jockeys Association unveiled a memorial at Caulfield Racecourse on the 5 March 2005 to commemorate those jockeys who have died in riding accidents.

The monument consists of a bronze figure of a jockey standing 1.8 metres with a base of 1.2 metres of 6 panels containing the names of 305 jockeys. The jockey, in a sense anonymous, is based on famed rider Hughie Cairns who was killed in a hurdle race at Moonee Valley. The stance has been been copied from a mounting yard photograph taken prior to one of Cairns’ 14 feature wins on Heroic.

On a solemn note there are five Melbourne Cup winning jockeys listed (H. Dawes, R. Reed, H. Cairns, K. Voitre and N. Sellwood) along with the fathers of John Marshall, Jimmy Johnson, Damien Oliver and Tony Vasil. Also, the brothers of Bobby Lewis, Damien Oliver, Harold Badger and Bob Cox. Billy Elliot who had a perfect score in his seven rides on Phar Lap is listed along with Tommy Corrigan.

The memorial is the work of Melbourne artist Jennifer Mann and was the inspiration of Ned Wallish. The AJA is most grateful for the donations from the many organisations and individuals, both within the thoroughbred racing industry and externally, who made the construction of this magnificent memorial possible.

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