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词条 Jack Purtell
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  1. Career

  2. Major wins

  3. References

  4. External links

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John Michael "Jack" Purtell (1921 – 8 March 2017) was an Australian jockey who rode three Melbourne Cup winners.

Career

Purtell, known as 'Gentleman Jack’, rode his first race in 1936 at the age of 15.[1][2] He was an apprentice jockey to Ted Temby at his Mordialloc, Victoria stables. He won his first race on Bonus at Mentone, Victoria in April 1937.[1]

Purtell rode more than 1700 winners including three Melbourne Cups. He was suspended only once.[2] The best horse he rode was Comic Court to 19 wins even though he opted not to ride it in the 1950 Melbourne Cup.[3][6][2] He won seven Melbourne Jockey Premierships – 1946/47, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1950/51, 1954/55, 1960/61 and 1961/62.[4] In January 1953, he suffered severe head injuries in a race fall at Caulfield Racecourse.[5][6]

Purtell rode Fighting Force when it triple dead-heated with both Pandie Sun and Ark Royal in the 1956 Hotham Handicap, a rare event in racing.[6][7]

He retired in 1966 at the age of 45 and he became a Stipendiary Steward at the Victorian Racing Club until March 1981.[8][9][10][2]

Purtell married in 1949 to Norma Giles and seven thousand people turned up to the church in Clifton Hill, Victoria.[11] He died on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland on 8 March 2017, aged 96.[3] Purtell and his wife had two children, Garry and Mark.[12]

He was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2004.[13] A sculpture of Purtell by John Frith is held by the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.[5]

Major wins

  • Melbourne Cup – Hiraji (1947), Wodalla (1953), Rising Fast (1954)
  • Cox Plate – Alister (1950), Bronton (1951), Rising Fast (1954), Ray Ribbon (1956)
  • Caulfield Cup – Velocity (1941)

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Jack Purtell: Melbourne Cup Winning Jockey|url=http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/565.htm|website=Kingston Historical website|accessdate=9 March 2017}}
2. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Presnell|first1=Max|title=Gentleman Jack was a master of the old school|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/gentleman-jack-was-a-master-of-the-old-school-20131207-2yxzg.html|accessdate=9 March 2017|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=8 December 2013}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|title=Three time Melbourne Cup winning jockey dies|url=https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/news/australian-racing/three-time-melbourne-cup-winning-jockey-dies/373283|website=Just Horse Racing website|accessdate=9 March 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Melbourne Jockey Premiership Past Winners|url=https://www.racerate.com/Melbourne_Jockey_Premiership_Past_Winners.htm|website=Racerate website|accessdate=9 March 2017}}
5. ^1  {{cite web|title=Jack Purtell|url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/people/jack-purtell-1921|website=National Portrait Gallery of Australia|accessdate=9 March 2017}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=Jack Purtell gravely hurt|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23220322|accessdate=9 March 2017|work=The Argus|date=3 January 1953}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Triple dead-heat in the 1956 Hotham Handicap|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/triple-deadheat-in-the-1956-hotham-handicap/2006/11/03/1162340052531.html|accessdate=9 March 2017|work=The Age|date=4 November 2006}}
8. ^{{cite news|title=Jack Purtell saysgoodbye|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/125648462|accessdate=9 March 2017|work=Canberra Times|date=9 March 1981}}
9. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Stewart|first1=Matt|title=RIP, Jack Purtell: late jockey ‘Gentleman Jack’ crossed racing’s great divide|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/superracing/rip-jack-purtell-late-jockey-gentleman-jack-crossed-racings-great-divide/news-story/0307e6d31485067907ba8ff91b8f0ac1|accessdate=9 March 2017|work=Herald Sun|date=9 March 2017}}
10. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Eddy|first1=Andrew|title=Riding legend Jack Purtell passes away|url=https://www.racing.com/news/2017-03-08/riding-legend-jack-purtell-passes-away|website=Racing.com}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=7,000 RUSH CHURCH TO SEE PURTELL MARRIED|url=Trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22724457|accessdate=9 March 2017|work=The Argus|date=25 April 1949}}
12. ^{{cite news|title=PURTELL, John Michael "Jack" of Minyama Death Notice|url=https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/classifieds/ad/2678846/|accessdate=15 March 2017|work=Sunshine Coast Daily}}
13. ^1 {{cite web|title=Jack Purtell|url=https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/jack-purtell|website=Australian Racing Hall of Fame|accessdate=9 March 2017}}

External links

  • [https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/jack-purtell Australian Racing Hall of Fame]
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