Garnet Bougoure
| Garnet Bougoure | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 3 March 1923 Dalby, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 22 November 2008 (aged 85) |
| Career wins | Not found |
| Major racing wins | |
| As a jockey:
Timeform Gold Cup (1962) (1968, 1969)
K. George VI & Q. Elizabeth Stakes (1963) Eclipse Stakes (1963, 1964) Penang Gold Cup (1967) Singapore Derby
As a trainer: Lion City Cup (1978, 1981, 1992) Sultan Gold Vase (1978) Penang Gold Cup (1981) Penang Sprint Trophy (1984) | |
| Racing awards | |
| Irish flat racing Champion Jockey (1960) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Noblesse, Ragusa, Pourparler, Khalkis | |
Garnet Bougoure (3 March 1923 – 22 November 2008) was an Australian
Bougoure was a still a boy when he left his home in Dalby, Queensland, to pursue a career as a jockey at racetracks in the Brisbane area. In 1945 he won his first major race and went on to win a number of premier events including two editions of the Australian Cup. He competed for the last time in Australia in 1952 and the following year accepted a contract to ride in India. Then, in 1954 he spent five months in France before moving to ride in Singapore and Malaysia. At the Perak Turf Club racecourse in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, he won the 1954 Sultan Gold Vase, repeating as winner in 1958 when he also won the Perak Derby. In 1955, he won the prestigious Singapore Gold Cup at the Bukit Timah Race Course.
In the late 1950s Bougoure returned to race in
Garnet Bougoure returned to Singapore during the second half of the 1960s where he continued to riding until retiring in 1969. He then embarked on a career in training that would last several decades until leaving the sport completely in 1995 at age seventy-three. Bougoure returned to Australia to be close to his children and died there in
Garney Bougoure was a cousin of Doug Bougoure who notably trained Strawberry Road.