Norm Holland

Norm Holland
Occupation Jockey
Born 24 March 1924
Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England
Died 30 November 2014 (aged 90)
Auckland, New Zealand
Career wins over 900
Honours
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Significant horses
Syntax, Gene,[1] Indian Mars[2]

Norman Bannerman "Norm" Holland, OBE (24 March 1924 – 30 November 2014) was a New Zealand jockey.

Born in Barrow-in-Furness, England in 1924, Holland emigrated to New Zealand on the Ruahine with his father and brother in 1929,[3] and settled in Taranaki.[4]

After leaving school at the age of 13, Holland was an apprentice jockey with Oney Cox at Hawera, and rode his first race in 1940. He went on to win the New Zealand jockeys' premiership three times—in 1945-46, 1947-48 and 1951-52[4]— and finished second on a further three occasions.[5] He retired from riding in 1974, having ridden over 900 winners.[4]

He continued his involvement with racing, spending 17 years as riding master at the Auckland Apprentice School, and serving as the jockeys' liaison officer for the Auckland Racing Club.[4]

In the 1977 New Year Honours, Holland was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to horseracing.[6] He was made a life member of the Auckland Racing Club in 2005,[7] and at the 2010 New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards he received the award for contribution to racing.[8]

Holland died in Auckland in 2014.[9] His funeral was held at Ellerslie Racecourse,[1] and he was buried at Purewa Cemetery.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lichter, Barry (7 December 2014). "Dapper Norm Holland - a little man with a big heart". Sunday Star Times. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Obituary: Norma Marsh". New Zealand Herald. 15 July 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "UK outward passenger lists, 1890–1960". http://www.ancestry.com/''. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations. 2012. (subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Racing loses a true gentleman". New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Inc. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Hoby, Katherine (2 January 2001). "Racing's man for all seasons". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47104. p. 42. 31 December 1976. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Dillon, Mike (5 March 2005). "Racing: Veteran honoured". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Dillon, Mike (4 September 2010). "Racing: Vosne Romanee takes Horse of Year". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Norman Holland obituary". New Zealand Herald. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 22 December 2014.