What happened in sport on this day..

January 19

 

 

year	Australian sporting history on this day
1884	The first meeting was held at the Canterbury race course in Sydney.
1886	The first ever bike carnival under lights in Australia was held at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
1895	The first intercolonial 22 footers champion boat race was held on Sydney Harbour.
1929	Champion jockey Jim Johnson, won the Melbourne Cup on Rain Lover, born Adelaide
1953	Stan Aitken, jockey, born Penguin, Tasmania - won Cox Plate on Taj Rossi in 1973
1957	Jockey George Moore rode 5 winners on the card at the Randwick racecourse
1975	Natalie Cook, beach volley ball player, was born.
1982	Jockey Michael Rodd was born. Won the 2007 Melbourne Cup on Efficient and 2008 Cox Plate on Maldivian.
2004	David Hookes, cricketer, died aged 48.