Noel McGrowdie

Noel McGrowdie
Full nameNoel Leonard McGrowdie
NicknameDigger
OccupationJockey
Born(1920-12-25)25 December 1920
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died9 September 1961(1961-09-09) (aged 40)
Parit Buntar, Perak, Malaya
Resting placeRandwick Cemetery
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Major racing wins
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame

Noel Leonard "Digger" McGrowdie[1] (25 December 1920 – 9 September 1961) was an Australian jockey, best known for riding Straight Draw to victory at the 1957 Melbourne Cup.

  1. ^ "Noel "Digger" McGrowdie". Queensland History of Racing. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2017.