Jimmie Munro Hugh Munro (trainer)



amounis, @ caulfield



all aged stakes: valicare (1926); sir chrystopher (1931)
a.j.c. derby/australian derby: prince humphrey (1928)
cantala stakes: amounis (1929)
craven plate: windbag (1925) , (1926); chatham (1932)
chelmsford stakes windbag (1925)
doncaster handicap: valicare (1926)
epsom handicap: boaster (dead heat, 1925); amounis (1926) , (1928); silver ring (1934)
melbourne cup: windbag (1925); statesman (1928)
melbourne stakes (from 1937 known lks mackinnon stakes): rivoli (1923)
the metropolitan: loquacious (1929)
newmarket handicap: quintus (1924)
queen elizabeth stakes (atc)):known ajc plate windbag (1925) , (1926); strephon (1929)
sydney cup: prince charles (1922)
st leger: windbag (1925)
victoria derby: liberal (1932)
warwick stakes: windbag (1926)
williamstown cup: amounis (1928)
w s cox plate: chatham (1932)

in 1929 invited baron oppenheim, (perhaps friedrich carl von oppenheim, father of alfred von oppenheim) germany s leading owner, ride him in germany, accepted, , left following january won year s german derby @ hamburg on alba.


he returned australia following year, in 1934 accepted invitation ride in india, although meant forgoing promised ride on peter pan in year s melbourne cup. trainer frank mcgrath chose brother darby suitable replacement, ensuring rider s place in cup history.


he returned australia, having increasing difficulty in keeping weight down, quit racing training, , had success tel asur , opulent 1952 sydney cup. spent time in england daughter had married g. lewis, english jockey.



recognition

his name has been entered in australian racing hall of fame.








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