Billy Elliot (died 1941) was an

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. He rode the

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on seven occasions for seven wins, including his last race in the 1932

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in Mexico. Billy Elliot built a solid double-brick home at 198 Kambrook Road Caulfield South, not far from Caulfield racecourse and it stands to this day. Modern in its time it had a hydraulic operated clothesline plus pop-up lawn sprinklers and a fish pond out the back yard. In 1941, Billy Elliot was killed in an incident at the Caulfield racecourse.

References

*Armstrong, Geoff and Peter Thompson (2005). ''Melbourne Cup 1930: How Phar Lap Won Australia's Greatest Race''. London: Allen and Unwin. Australian jockeys 1941 deaths Year of birth missing People from Caulfield, Victoria Accidental deaths in Victoria (Australia) Jockeys who died while racing {{Australia-horseracing-bio-stub