Johnny Roe
Appearance
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Born | March 26, 1938 |
Died | April 23, 2017 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 79)
Nationality | Irish |
Johnny Roe (26 March 1938 – 23 April 2017)[1] was an Irish jockey who competed in Flat racing. Roe was Irish flat racing Champion Jockey on nine occasions and won the 1000 Guineas Stakes in 1975 on Nocturnal Spree.[2] He died in Dublin on 23 April 2017, aged 79.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nine-time Irish champion jockey Johnny Roe dies at 79 Archived 26 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine: Racing Post. retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ a b O'Connor, Brian. "Death of nine-time Irish champion flat jockey Johnny Roe". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.