Greg Hall, nicknamed "The G" (born 1956 or 1957 [1]), is a retired Australian jockey who is best known for riding Subzero to victory in the 1992 Melbourne Cup. [2]
Hall also won a Cox Plate, two Golden Slippers and two Victoria Derbies riding for the likes of Lloyd Williams, Sheikh Mohammed and Kerry Packer. [1] He rode 848 winners, including 42 Group One winners, before retiring during the 2000/01 season. [3] His father, Ron Hall, was a jumps jockey, and his son, Nicholas Hall, was also a jockey. [4] [1]
His autobiography, Ride to Win, written with Melbourne journalist Rod Nicholson, was published in 2003. [5]
References
- ^ a b c Butler, Steve (6 November 2018). "Champion rider has sobering message on price of fame". The West Australian. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Greg Hall
- ^ "GREG HALL's Career". Racing and Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Nicholas Hall
- ^ "Ride to Win" (PDF). Melbourne Books. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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