Tiger Moore was a leading

jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...

for four decades and achieved the rider premiership in

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eight times in his career. He won the

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in 1962 on Aquanita. His career commenced in the early 1940s and ended abruptly in 1975. Having over 2000 wins to his credit, he had to end his career in 1975 due to problems maintaining a low riding weight. He won seven WA Derbies and eight

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during his career. Tiger''s real name was Flurence Moore, the son of boxer and footballer Flurence 'Frosty' Moore and Ellen Fitzpatrick. Born: 1925 Died: 1992
WA Racing Hall of Fame
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