At 94, Harry McCloud had been the oldest living jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
He passed away two days after the big race earlier this month.
McCloud bounded to a seven-length victory on outsider Colonus in the 1942 race on what remains the wettest Melbourne Cup day ever recorded.
He rode in Melbourne, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Mauritius during his career, which also included a WA stint and a Perth Cup victory aboard Yabaroo in 1955.
It is a little known fact that Harry was born right here in South Africa.
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