Johnny Roe

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
  1. Nine-time Irish champion jockey Johnny Roe dies at 79: Racing Post. retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. O'Connor, Brian. "Death of nine-time Irish champion flat jockey Johnny Roe". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 April 2017.


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