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George Thomas Donald Moore OBE (5 July 19238 January 2008) was an Australian jockey and Thoroughbred horse trainer. He began his career in racing in 1939 in Brisbane where he quickly became one of the top apprentice jockeys and where in 1943 he won the Senior Jockeys' Premiership. He then relocated to Sydney and in 1949 went to work for trainer Tommy J. Smith (also known as T.J. Smith) with whom he would have considerable success. In 1950, at the invitation of Johnny Longden, Moore traveled to the United States where he won the San Diego Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack.〔(Deeds left them yelling for Moore )〕 In 1957 and 1958 George Moore won the Jockeys' Premiership at Sydney then in 1959 accepted an offer to ride in Europe for trainer/owner Alec Head of Haras du Quesnay and another major owner, Prince Aly Khan. There, he won the Prix du Jockey Club and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, as well as a British Classic Race, the 2,000 Guineas. Returning to Sydney, Moore continued to win Jockeys' Premierships and in 1967 returned for a time to compete in Europe for trainer Noel Murless where he won three more British Classics, the 1,000 Guineas, a second 2,000 Guineas, and his biggest win of all in British racing, the 1967 Epsom Derby. In Australia, George Moore won numerous of the country's top races and was the jockey aboard Tulloch for nineteen of the Hall of Fame horse's thirty-six wins. He retired from riding in 1971 having won 312 metropolitan stakes and a record 119 Group One races. He then turned his talents to training, first in France, then in Australia and for thirteen seasons in Hong Kong where, between 1973 and 1985, he won the training premiership eleven times. After the 1985 racing season George Moore retired to the Gold Coast. He died in Sydney on 8 January 2008.〔(Champion jockey Moore dies )〕 ==Honours== Moore was one of the most honoured men in Australian Thoroughbred racing history. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1972〔(It's an Honour: OBE )〕 and in 1986 was inducted into the newly created Sport Australia Hall of Fame. In December 1998, Sydney Racing authorities created the George Moore Medal, to be given annually to the most outstanding jockey competing in Sydney. In 2000 he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal "for outstanding commitment to Thoroughbred Racing".〔(It's an Honour: Australian Sports Medal )〕 Moore was part of the 2001 inaugural class inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In 2007, Australia Post placed his image on a postage stamp as part of its ''Australian Legends'' series. In 2009 Moore was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. Since 2008 the Brisbane Racing Club honours George Moore with a race in his name, the Group 3 George Moore Stakes at Doomben Racecourse in December. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Moore (jockey)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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