Ben Rosen
Having lost his cap in the high wind, Ben finishes second on Sandy Lashes in the 1932 Goodwood Stakes behind Forum ll
Having lost his cap in the high wind, Ben finishes second on Sandy Lashes in the 1932 Goodwood Stakes behind Forum ll
Ben Rosen
Ben Rosen
1900-1965
1900-1965
Successful Australian jockey Ben Rosen was born in Brisbane on August 31, 1900. He rode in Britain for part of just one season, in 1932. He won that year’s Royal Hunt Cup on Totaig on his very first ride in the country. They followed up by winning a valuable £1,000 race at Lingfield the following month.
Successful Australian jockey Ben Rosen was born in Brisbane on August 31, 1900. He rode in Britain for part of just one season, in 1932. He won that year’s Royal Hunt Cup on Totaig on his very first ride in the country. They followed up by winning a valuable £1,000 race at Lingfield the following month.
He rode four winners in all that year, his others comprising the Molyneux Cup at Liverpool on Perfect Night, beating Steve Donoghue’s mount Gold Bridge by half a length, with Gordon Richards on Lady Maderty another half-length further back in third; and a selling plate at Doncaster’s St Leger meeting on the Frank Butters-trained Nothing Daunted.
He rode four winners in all that year, his others comprising the Molyneux Cup at Liverpool on Perfect Night, beating Steve Donoghue’s mount Gold Bridge by half a length, with Gordon Richards on Lady Maderty another half-length further back in third; and a selling plate at Doncaster’s St Leger meeting on the Frank Butters-trained Nothing Daunted.
His last ride in England was when finishing unplaced on Totaig in the Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket on October 26, 1932. He also had a successful two-year stint riding in France before returning to Australia.
His last ride in England was when finishing unplaced on Totaig in the Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket on October 26, 1932. He also had a successful two-year stint riding in France before returning to Australia.
Ben Rosen died in Lidcombe, New South Wales, in 1965, aged 65.
Ben Rosen died in Lidcombe, New South Wales, in 1965, aged 65.
Ben Rosen’s wins in England were, in chronological order:
Ben Rosen’s wins in England were, in chronological order:
1. Totaig, Ascot, June 15, 1932
1. Totaig, Ascot, June 15, 1932
2. Totaig, Lingfield Park, July 8, 1932
2. Totaig, Lingfield Park, July 8, 1932
3. Perfect Night, Liverpool, July 20, 1932
3. Perfect Night, Liverpool, July 20, 1932
4. Nothing Daunted, Doncaster, September 7, 1932
4. Nothing Daunted, Doncaster, September 7, 1932
