Larry Olsen (jockey)
Larry Olsen (born 1948 in Nudgee Beach, Queensland) is an Australian retired jockey and former reporter for Sky Racing Australia who is best known for riding Kensei to victory in the 1987 Melbourne Cup.[1]
| Larry Olsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 1948 Nudgee Beach, Queensland |
| Major racing wins | |
| Melbourne Cup (1987) Golden Slipper Stakes (1988) Stradbroke Handicap (1972) Epsom Handicap (1972) Spring Champion Stakes (1981) All Aged Stakes (1976, 1977) Rawson Stakes (1973) Craven Plate (1975) | |
| Honours | |
| Queensland Racing Hall of Fame | |
| Significant horses | |
| Kensei Gunsynd | |
In 2007, Olsen was inducted into the Queensland Racing Hall of Fame.[2]
Olsen married Townsville-born Maureen in the early 1970s, and remained together until her death caused by cancer, aged 61, on 1 November 2011 at a Gold Coast hospital, exactly 24 years after Olsen's Melbourne Cup victory. She was survived by her three children with Olsen, and five grandchildren.[3][4]
References
- Larry Olsen
- The highs and lows of Larry Olsen
- "Cup winning jockey Larry Olsen's wife dies". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- Brisbane-based former Melbourne Cup champion jockey Larry Olsen mourning death of wife Maureen on 24th anniversary of Cup win
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