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Roy Henry Higgins MBE
Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom....
 (born June 5, 1938 in Koondrook, Victoria
Koondrook, Victoria

Koondrook is a town situated on the Murray River, Victoria , Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Gannawarra Local Government Areas of Australia, 301 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne....
) is a former Australian jockey who rode in the late 1960s and the 1970s. He grew up in the southern New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
 town of Deniliquin
Deniliquin, New South Wales

Deniliquin, known locally as "Deni", is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales close to the border with Victoria, Australia.Deniliquin is located at the intersection of the Riverina Highway and Cobb Highway approximately 725 kilometres south west of the state capital, Sydney and 285 kilometres north of Melbourne....
.

His talent in the saddle earned him the nickname ‘The Professor’.

Despite a constant battle with his weight Higgins won almost every major race on the Australian calendar.

Some of the horses he was associated with include Gunsynd
Gunsynd

Gunsynd was an Australian champion Thoroughbred racehorse who is remembered primarily for his exploits over the mile distance. Bred in New South Wales and foaled in 1967, he was a A$1,300 purchase at the 1969 Brisbane sales....
, Leilani
Leilani (horse)

Leilani was a champion racemare from Australia. She was favorite and second in the 1974 Melbourne Cup. Prior to that, Leilani won the 1974 Caulfield Cup....
, Storm Queen
Storm Queen

Storm Queen was a notable Australian thoroughbred horse.A Bay daughter of Coronation Boy from the mare Storm Gleam, she was foaled in 1963 and was trained throughout her career by Bart Cummings....
 and Big Philou
Big Philou

Big Philou was a notable Australian thoroughbred horse. He was son of Le Filou from the mare Pink Lady and trained by Bart Cummings.He is best remembered for the controversy surrounding his withdrawal from the 1969 Victoria Racing Club Melbourne Cup when as the hot favourite he was the victim of a doping scandal and was withdrawn from the r...
.

He was immortalized by winning the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is a race for three-year-olds and over, over a distance of 3,200 metres....
 twice on Light Fingers
Light Fingers

Light Fingers was a New Zealand bred thoroughbred racehorse who won the Melbourne Cup in 1965.The lightly built chestnut was by the highly successful sire of stayers, Le Filou, from Cuddlesome....
 in 1965 and Red Handed
Red Handed

Red Handed was a thoroughbred racehorse who won the Melbourne Cup in 1967.Bred by Jack Macky, Jr., he was owned and raced by F. W. Clarke and partners....
 in 1967 both for trainer Bart Cummings
Bart Cummings

James Bartholomew 'Bart' Cummings Order of Australia is one of the most successful Australian horse racing Horse trainers, and is known as the "Cups King", referring to the Melbourne Cup, as he has won the 'race that stops a nation' a record twelve times....
.

Higgins retired from riding in 1983 declaring his ambition was “to be a little fat man”.






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Roy Henry Higgins MBE
Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom....
 (born June 5, 1938 in Koondrook, Victoria
Koondrook, Victoria

Koondrook is a town situated on the Murray River, Victoria , Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Gannawarra Local Government Areas of Australia, 301 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne....
) is a former Australian jockey who rode in the late 1960s and the 1970s. He grew up in the southern New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
 town of Deniliquin
Deniliquin, New South Wales

Deniliquin, known locally as "Deni", is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales close to the border with Victoria, Australia.Deniliquin is located at the intersection of the Riverina Highway and Cobb Highway approximately 725 kilometres south west of the state capital, Sydney and 285 kilometres north of Melbourne....
.

His talent in the saddle earned him the nickname ‘The Professor’.

Despite a constant battle with his weight Higgins won almost every major race on the Australian calendar.

Some of the horses he was associated with include Gunsynd
Gunsynd

Gunsynd was an Australian champion Thoroughbred racehorse who is remembered primarily for his exploits over the mile distance. Bred in New South Wales and foaled in 1967, he was a A$1,300 purchase at the 1969 Brisbane sales....
, Leilani
Leilani (horse)

Leilani was a champion racemare from Australia. She was favorite and second in the 1974 Melbourne Cup. Prior to that, Leilani won the 1974 Caulfield Cup....
, Storm Queen
Storm Queen

Storm Queen was a notable Australian thoroughbred horse.A Bay daughter of Coronation Boy from the mare Storm Gleam, she was foaled in 1963 and was trained throughout her career by Bart Cummings....
 and Big Philou
Big Philou

Big Philou was a notable Australian thoroughbred horse. He was son of Le Filou from the mare Pink Lady and trained by Bart Cummings.He is best remembered for the controversy surrounding his withdrawal from the 1969 Victoria Racing Club Melbourne Cup when as the hot favourite he was the victim of a doping scandal and was withdrawn from the r...
.

He was immortalized by winning the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is a race for three-year-olds and over, over a distance of 3,200 metres....
 twice on Light Fingers
Light Fingers

Light Fingers was a New Zealand bred thoroughbred racehorse who won the Melbourne Cup in 1965.The lightly built chestnut was by the highly successful sire of stayers, Le Filou, from Cuddlesome....
 in 1965 and Red Handed
Red Handed

Red Handed was a thoroughbred racehorse who won the Melbourne Cup in 1967.Bred by Jack Macky, Jr., he was owned and raced by F. W. Clarke and partners....
 in 1967 both for trainer Bart Cummings
Bart Cummings

James Bartholomew 'Bart' Cummings Order of Australia is one of the most successful Australian horse racing Horse trainers, and is known as the "Cups King", referring to the Melbourne Cup, as he has won the 'race that stops a nation' a record twelve times....
.

Higgins retired from riding in 1983 declaring his ambition was “to be a little fat man”. He is currently employed as a racecourse analyst describing the condition of horses and providing tips to racing followers.

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