How Long to Read Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey

How Long Does it Take to Read Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey by Patrick Bartley

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Everyone loved Roy Higgins. A warm and genuine character with a great sense of humour, the boy from the bush was known as 'The Professor' for his freakish ability to read the track and his easy eloquence. Higgins' racing record was extraordinary. He rode Bart Cummings' first Melbourne Cup winner, Light Fingers, in 1965, and was one of a handful of jockeys to win the grand slam of racing: the Golden Slipper, Cox Plate, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. Over his 30-year career, Higgins clocked up 2312 wins, including 108 Group 1 races. All this, despite a never-ending battle with his weight. Roy Higgins died in March 2014, aged 75. His televised funeral took place in the mounting yard at Flemington, a fitting tribute to the humble man who had a profound effect on horseracing for more than five decades as jockey, commentator and teacher. This is a celebration of a great Australian, with racing royalty, friends and family sharing their stories and memories of Roy Higgins, the gentle trailblazer who touched their lives. 'Roy has been an inspiration, an icon and a legend. His legacy will live on forever.' Damien Oliver 'Roy wasn't just a great jockey and a fine ambassador for racing - that's only half the story. He was a great human being, and that might be the bigger story . . . because it's harder to be a great human being.' Les Carlyon

How long is Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey?

Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey by Patrick Bartley is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey aloud.

What Reading Level is Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey?

Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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