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jumjum    3,512 posts
Has announced his retirement after his last ride on Saturday.
 Win ride an absolute special for Peter Moody. Never got a real feel for Bossy. I liked him one day and then thought you absolute knob the next.
90 Group 1 winners says the boy could ride though.
@detonator. His last ride is better than bank interest you say.  Jump on, at least we know he will be trying 
:D

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  • PCPC    2,190 posts
    Reference: https://www.racing.com/news/2021-11-25/news-jockeys-all-of-bossys-90-group-1-winners


    GLEN BOSS - GROUP 1 WINS

    1) $150,000 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) – Warwick Farm, February 26, 1994.
    Telesto (Grahame Begg)

    2) $2m Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) – Rosehill, April 8, 1995.
    Flying Spur (Lee Freedman)

    3) $300,000 Flight Stakes (1600m) – Randwick, September 30, 1995.
    Pontal Lass (Clarry Conners)

    4) $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) – Randwick, October 2, 1995.
    Electronic (Gai Waterhouse)

    5) $1m Doncaster Handicap (1600m) – Randwick, April 6, 1996
    Sprint By (Gai Waterhouse)

    6) $300,000 Champagne Stakes (1600m) – Randwick, April 20, 1996
    Intergaze (Rod Craig)

    7) $300,000 George Main Stakes (1600m) – Randwick, September 28, 1996
    Juggler (Gai Waterhouse)

    8) $500,000 Victoria Oaks (2500m) – Flemington, November 7, 1996
    My Brightia (Len Smith)

    9) $500,000 Australian Oaks (2400m) – Randwick, April 5, 1997
    Danendri (Bart Cummings)

    10) $400,000 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) – Rosehill, March 13, 1999
    Darazari (Bruce Wallace)

    11) $500,000 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) – Rosehill, March 20, 1999
    Sky Heights (Colin Alderson)

    12) $1.2m Australian Derby (2400m) – Randwick, April 3, 1999
    Sky Heights (Colin Alderson)

    13) $450,000 Queensland Derby (2400m) – Eagle Farm, June 12, 1999
    Camarena (John Morrissey)

    14) $500,000 Doomben Cup (2020m) – Doomben, May 27, 2000
    Akhenaton (Bill Mitchell)

    15) $550,000 Epsom Handicap (1600m) – Randwick, October 2, 2000
    Shogun Lodge (Bob Thomsen)

    16) $400,000 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) – Caulfield, October 14, 2000
    Sky Heights (Colin Alderson)

    17) $1m Victoria Derby (2500m) – Flemington, November 4, 2000
    Hit The Roof (David Hall)

    18) $750,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) – Randwick, April 28, 2001
    Shogun Lodge (Bob Thomsen)

    19) $350,000 Toorak Handicap (1600m) – Caulfield, October 13, 2001
    Show A Heart (Barry Miller)

    20) $1m Galaxy (1100m) – Randwick, March 30, 2002
    Mistegic (Lee Curtis)

    21) $700,000 Australian Oaks (2400m) – Randwick, April 6, 2002
    Republic Lass (Guy Walter)

    22) $350,000 Toorak Handicap (1600m) – Caulfield, October 13, 2002
    Shot Of Thunder (John O'Shea)

    23) $400,000 Lightning Stakes (1000m) – Flemington, February 9, 2003
    Choisir (Paul Perry)

    24) $400,000 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) – Rosehill, March 29, 2003
    Republic Lass (Guy Walter)

    25) $1m Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) – Eagle Farm, June 7, 2003
    Private Steer (John O'Shea)

    26) $500,000 Brisbane Cup (3200m) – Eagle Farm, June 9, 2003
    Piachay (David Hall)

    27) $550,000 Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) – Randwick, October 6, 2003
    Bedouin (John O'Shea)

    28) $500,000 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) – Flemington, November 1, 2003
    Casual Pass (Mathew Ellerton)

    29) $4m Melbourne Cup (3200m) – Flemington, November 4, 2003
    Makybe Diva (David Hall)

    30) $250,000 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) – Warwick Farm, March 6, 2004
    Starcraft (Garry Newham)

    31) $380,000 AJC Sires' Produce (1400m) – Randwick, April 10, 2004
    Dance Hero (Gai Waterhouse)

    32) $1.9m Australian Derby (2400m) – Randwick, April 10, 2004
    Starcraft (Garry Newham)

    33) $2.4m Doncaster Handicap (1600m) – Randwick, April 12, 2004
    Private Steer (John O'Shea)

    34) $380,000 All Aged Stakes (1400m) – Randwick, April 17, 2004
    Private Steer (John O'Shea)

    35) 750,000 Sydney Cup (3200m) – Randwick, April 17, 2004
    Makybe Diva (David Hall)

    36) $250,000 QTC Sires' Produce (1400m) – Eagle Farm, June 5, 2004
    Star Shiraz (Rex Lipp)

    37) $500,000 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) – Flemington, October 30, 2004
    Miss Potential (Bill Borrie)

    38) $4m Melbourne Cup (3200m) – Flemington, November 2, 2004
    Makybe Diva (Lee Freedman)

    39) $500,000 Lightning Stakes (1000m) – Flemington, February 5, 2005
    Fastnet Rock (Paul Perry)

    40) $350,000 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) – Caulfield, February 26, 2005
    Fastnet Rock (Paul Perry)

    41) $1m Australian Cup (2000m) – Flemington, March 12, 2005
    Makybe Diva (Lee Freedman)

    42) $400,000 Canterbury Guineas (1900m) – Canterbury, February 26, 2005
    Jimcarew (Bob Thomsen)

    43) $400,000 Storm Queen Stakes (2000m) – Rosehill, March 19, 2005
    Hollow Bullet (John McArdle)

    44) $2m Tancred Stakes (2400m) – Rosehill, March 19, 2005
    Makybe Diva (Lee Freedman)

    45) $500,000 Queensland Derby (2400m) – Eagle Farm, June 11, 2005
    Lachlan River (John Morrissey)

    46) $400,000 Manikato Stakes (1200m) – Moonee Valley, September 10, 2005
    Spark Of Life (Allan Denham)

    47) $1m Caulfield Guineas (1600m) – Caulfield, October 8, 2005
    God's Own (Bart Cummings)

    48) $3m Cox Plate (2040m) – Moonee Valley, October 22, 2005
    Makybe Diva (Lee Freedman)

    49) $5m Melbourne Cup (3200m) – Flemington, November 1, 2005
    Makybe Diva (Lee Freedman)

    50) $400,000 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) – Rosehill, March 25, 2006
    Eremein (Allan Denham)

    51) $2.2m Tancred Stakes (2400m) – Rosehill, April 8, 2006
    Eremein (Allan Denham)

    52) $400,000 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) – Rosehill, April 8, 2006
    Racing To Win (John O'Shea)

    53) $2m Doncaster Handicap (1600m) – Randwick, April 17, 2006
    Racing To Win (John O'Shea)

    54) $700,000 Australian Oaks (2400m) – Randwick, April 19, 2006
    Serenade Rose (Lee Freedman)

    55) $800,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) – Randwick, April 22, 2006
    Eremein (Allan Denham)

    56) $400,000 George Main Stakes (1600m) – Randwick, September 30, 2006
    Racing To Win (John O'Shea)

    57) $600,000 Epsom Handicap (1600m) – Randwick, October 7, 2006
    Racing To Win (John O'Shea)

    58) $400,000 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) – Rosehill, March 31, 2007
    Haradasun (Tony Vasil)

    59) $400,000 Queen of the Turf (1500m) – Rosehill, March 31, 2007
    Divine Madonna (Mark Kavanagh)

    60) $2.2m Doncaster Handicap (1600m) – Randwick, April 9, 2007
    Haradasun (Tony Vasil)

    61) $3.5m Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) – Rosehill, April 19, 2008
    Sebring (Gai Waterhouse)

    62) $1.8m Doncaster Handicap (1600m) – Randwick, April 26, 2008
    Triple Honour (Chris Waller)

    63) $600,000 Coolmore Classic (1500m) – Rosehill, March 21, 2009
    Typhoon Tracy (Peter Moody)

    64) $350,000 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) – Caulfield, September 19, 2009
    Turffontein (Anthony Cummings)

    65) $500,000 Thousand Guineas (1600m) – Caulfield, October 14, 2009
    Irish Lights (David Hayes)

    66) $3m Cox Plate (2040m) – Moonee Valley, October 24, 2009
    So You Think (Bart Cummings)

    67) $500,000 William Reid Stakes (1200m) – Moonee Valley, February 13, 2010
    Turffontein (Anthony Cummings)

    68) $500,000 Epsom Handicap (1600m) – Randwick, October 2, 2010
    Captain Sonador (Roger Milne)

    69) $750,000 Australian Guineas (1600m) – Flemington, March 5, 2011
    Shamrocker (Danny O'Brien)

    70) $400,000 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) – Rosehill, March 19, 2011
    Zavite (Anthony Cummings)

    71) $600,000 Coolmore Classic (1500m) – Rosehill, March 19, 2011
    Aloha (Mick Price)

    72) $1.5m Australian Derby (2400m) – Randwick, April 9, 2011
    Shamrocker (Danny O'Brien)

    73) $400,000 All Aged Stakes (1400m) – Randwick, April 23, 2011
    Hay List (John McNair)

    74) $400,000 Underwood Stakes (1800m) – Caulfield, September 22, 2012
    Ocean Park (Gary Hennessy)

    75) $400,000 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) – Caulfield, October 13, 2012
    Ocean Park (Gary Hennessy)

    76) $3m Cox Plate (2040m) – Caulfield, October 27, 2012
    Ocean Park (Gary Hennessy)

    77) $400,000 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) – Caulfield, September 29, 2013
    Rebel Dane (Gary Portelli)

    78) $400,000 Underwood Stakes (1800m) – Caulfield, September 20, 2014
    Foreteller (Chris Waller)

    79) $400,000 William Reid Stakes (1200m) – Moonee Valley, March 27, 2015
    Lucky Hussler (Darren Weir)

    80) $3m Doncaster Handicap (1600m) – Randwick, April 6, 2015
    Kermadec (Chris Waller)

    81) $400,000 Toorak Handicap (1600m) – Caulfield, October 10, 2015
    Lucky Hussler (Darren Weir)

    82) $3m Doncaster Handicap (1600m) – Randwick, April 6, 2019
    Brutal (John, Michael & Wayne Hawkes)

    83) $1m Epsom Handicap (1600m) – Randwick, October 5, 2019
    Kolding (Chris Waller)

    84) $1.25m Newmarket Handicap (1200m) – Flemington, March 7, 2020
    Bivouac (James Cummings)

    85) $600,000 Australian Oaks (2400m) – Randwick, April 11, 2020
    Colette (James Cummings)

    86) $1.1m Sydney Cup (320m) – Randwick, April 11, 2020
    Etah James (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace)

    87) $5m Cox Plate (2040m) – Moonee Valley, October 24, 2020
    Sir Dragonet (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace)

    88) $1.5m VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) – Flemington, November 7, 2020
    Bivouac (James Cummings)

    89) $1m George Ryder Stakes (1500m) – Rosehill, March 27, 2021
    Think It Over (Kerry Parker)

    90) $1.5m Tancred Stakes (2400m) – Rosehill, April 6, 2021
    Sir Dragonet (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace)
  • thefalconthefalcon    19,949 posts
    jeeeeeeez PC...
  • ThunderstruckThunderstruck    7,676 posts
    thefalcon said:

    jeeeeeeez PC...

    LOL yes...thought the same, hardly necessary.

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  • SLIPPERGOLDENSLIPPERGOLDEN    7,741 posts
    PC did Boss win a few races then?

    Glen Boss was the greatest jockey ever to ride in Australia.......... He would tell you.
  • PCPC    2,190 posts
    I apologise for posting historical stats.

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  • SLIPPERGOLDENSLIPPERGOLDEN    7,741 posts
    No apology needed. I had forgotten 79 of them  ;))
  • detonatordetonator    4,360 posts
    PC said:

    I apologise for posting historical stats.

    Don’t apologise mate.
    Love the stats. 
    :x

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  • savethegamesavethegame    2,786 posts
    PC/---Appreciate the effort---After Bossy won his first Melb.Cup the next three years wasn't a better rider with  28 group 1.winners as freelance jockey in the world.

    Self Belief  was his greatest asset A in form G.Boss  he thrived  on pressure. like no other.

    Would like to see the ride on a horse called Mutate  Melb Cup Day 2004 race 3 same day. Makybe Diva was the Fav for her 2nd Cup .Always remember  he drove Mutate like wedge between two horses he made a gap.thought his crazy. 

    Ten years early 94 he rode a horse called Paris Brunch at Kalgoorlie  he had only won one group 1  till then thanks for the proof P.C. Was in the mounting along side the trainer R.Saw he said would like you to use  the left---Boss replied Mate I can't use  the left. stand corrected never ever notice him use the whip in the left-hand

    But the time has come read he has chalked up 73 losing rides on the bounce?----

    Hope he goes out  a Winner with the duck waddle to boot.

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  • ThunderstruckThunderstruck    7,676 posts
    Fellas cmon..stats overload really? lol sorry PC
  • thefalconthefalcon    19,949 posts
    make that 74....

    regardless, a great career...
    :-h

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  • ThunderstruckThunderstruck    7,676 posts
    Wouldn't know at all but i reckon he felt he was declining and demand was also slow, great career he will find a niche in racing post retirement if he chooses to do so.
  • savethegamesavethegame    2,786 posts
    Going to work for Ladbrokes

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  • SLIPPERGOLDENSLIPPERGOLDEN    7,741 posts
    Apart from PC's Ninety winners a few lads probably went broke backing him
  • thefalconthefalcon    19,949 posts
    p*ss off slip, anybody who blindly follows a jock is on the slippery slope to the poor house.
  • ThunderstruckThunderstruck    7,676 posts
    Just watched a rather cool/touching video of Bossy and Ollie at his little post race celebration speech.Nice moments shared and spoken between two star jocks, nearly lifelong mates too since their early days.

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  • savethegamesavethegame    2,786 posts
    Glen Farnham to ride in Saudi Arabia in Feb. Bossy  one-off meeting ------- lasted two days.
  • ThunderstruckThunderstruck    7,676 posts

    Glen Farnham to ride in Saudi Arabia in Feb. Bossy  one-off meeting ------- lasted two days.


    :))
  • SLIPPERGOLDENSLIPPERGOLDEN    7,741 posts
    edited December 2021
    Overlooked was the fact Robert Thompson also retired

    ROBERT THOMPSON

    Age: 63

    • First race ride: Newcastle in April, 1973
    • First winner: It’s Regal, Wyong in April, 1973
    • Total rides: Estimated to be more than 30,000
    • Estimated distance ridden in races: 48,000km
    • Estimated kilometres travelled by car to race meetings: 9.2 million
    • Career wins: 4447 – Australian record
    • Best wins: 7 Group 1 wins
    • Best horse: Romantic Dream
    • Awards: Australian Racing Hall of Fame 2015
    • Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 2015
    • Newcastle and Hunter Hall of Fame 2018
    Is Danny Miller the oldest jockey to ever ride in Australia?
  • VoodooVoodoo    1,234 posts
    Bernie Duggan I think SLIPP.....maybe dead heat with D.R.M

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  • thefalconthefalcon    19,949 posts
    i didn't think Bernie was that old when he died....
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