Greg Hall, nicknamed "The G" (born 1956 or 1957), is a retired

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who is best known for riding Subzero to victory in the 1992 Melbourne Cup. Hall also won a

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, two Golden Slippers and two Victoria Derbies riding for the likes of Lloyd Williams, Sheikh Mohammed and Kerry Packer. He rode 848 winners, including 42

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winners, before retiring during the 2000/01 season. His father, Ron Hall, was a jumps jockey, and his son, Nicholas Hall, was also a jockey. His autobiography, ''Ride to Win'', written with Melbourne journalist Rod Nicholson, was published in 2003.

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