Racing News:George Moore, long ranked alongside Scobie Breasley as the greatest Australian jockey, has died in Sydney. He was 84.

The Queenslander dominated the country's racing in the 1950s and 1960s, and formed a formidable partnership with legendary trainer Tommy Smith.

He was also well-known in Europe, particularly during a brief spell as stable jockey to Noel Murless in 1967, when the pair won the Derby, King George VI Stakes and both Guineas.

He also rode in France, winning the 1959 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for trainer Alec Head and owner Prince Aly Khan on Saint Crespin in a race full of drama.

In a five-way blanket finish, Saint Crespin dead-heated with Midnight Sun, who was demoted to second by the stewards.

Nicknamed "Cotton Fingers", Moore was 10 times champion jockey in Sydney and landed a record 119 Australian Group One victories.

He electrified British racing when he arrived for his short stint with Murless, during which he won the 2,000 Guineas and Derby on Royal Palace, the 1,000 Guineas on Fleet and the King George on Busted.

Awarded an OBE, he moved into training, first in France and then Hong Kong, where he was regularly champion.

He retired in 1985.

Moore, who was one of the first to be inducted into Australian racing's Hall of Fame in 2001, was also the father of Arc-winning jockey Gary Moore.

Moore had been suffering from Alzheimer's and had undergone two heart bypasses in recent years. He died at a nursing home surrounded by family.

He is survived by his wife, Iris, and his trainer sons Gary and John.