Jack Purtell







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




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Major wins


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





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.[3]
Purtell rode more than 1700 winners including three Melbourne Cups. He was suspended only once.[4] The best horse he rode was Comic Court to 19 wins even though he opted not to ride it in the 1950 Melbourne Cup.[5][6][2] He won seven Melbourne Jockey Premierships – 1946/47, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1950/51, 1954/55, 1960/61 and 1961/62.[7] In January 1953, he suffered severe head injuries in a race fall at Caulfield Racecourse.[8][9]


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][10]


He retired in 1966 at the age of 45 and he became a Stipendiary Steward at the Victorian Racing Club until March 1981.[11][2][6][4]


Purtell married in 1949 to Norma Giles and seven thousand people turned up to the church in Clifton Hill, Victoria.[12] He died on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland on 8 March 2017, aged 96.[5] Purtell and his wife had two children, Garry and Mark.[13]


He was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2004.[1] A sculpture of Purtell by John Frith is held by the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.[8]



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





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  2. ^ abc Stewart, Matt (9 March 2017). "RIP, Jack Purtell: late jockey 'Gentleman Jack' crossed racing's great divide". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 March 2017.


  3. ^ "Jack Purtell: Melbourne Cup Winning Jockey". Kingston Historical website. Retrieved 9 March 2017.


  4. ^ ab Presnell, Max (8 December 2013). "Gentleman Jack was a master of the old school". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 March 2017.


  5. ^ ab "Three time Melbourne Cup winning jockey dies". Just Horse Racing website. Retrieved 9 March 2017.


  6. ^ abc Eddy, Andrew. "Riding legend Jack Purtell passes away". Racing.com.


  7. ^ "Melbourne Jockey Premiership Past Winners". Racerate website. Retrieved 9 March 2017.


  8. ^ ab "Jack Purtell". National Portrait Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2017.


  9. ^ "Jack Purtell gravely hurt". The Argus. 3 January 1953. Retrieved 9 March 2017.


  10. ^ "Triple dead-heat in the 1956 Hotham Handicap". The Age. 4 November 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2017.


  11. ^ "Jack Purtell saysgoodbye". Canberra Times. 9 March 1981. Retrieved 9 March 2017.


  12. ^ [Trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22724457 "7,000 RUSH CHURCH TO SEE PURTELL MARRIED"] Check |url= value (help). The Argus. 25 April 1949. Retrieved 9 March 2017.


  13. ^ "PURTELL, John Michael "Jack" of Minyama Death Notice". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 15 March 2017.




External links


  • Australian Racing Hall of Fame



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