Norm Holland

Norman Bannerman Holland (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, and settled in Taranaki.

After leaving school at the age of 13, Holland was an apprentice jockey with Oney Cox at Hāwera, and rode his first race in 1940. He went on to win the New Zealand jockeys' premiership three times: 1945–46 1947–48 1951–52.

His victories included:

1943 Telegraph Handicap on Palora 1952 Desert Gold Stakes on Hello Pam 1954 Railway Stakes on Nushka 14 wins from 16 starts on Syntax, including the 1955 New Zealand Derby, 1956 Great Northern Derby, New Zealand St. Leger and Awapuni Gold Cup 1962 New Zealand Derby on Algalon 1962 Canterbury Gold Cup on Stipulate 1967 Railway Stakes on Gene

He retired from riding in 1974, having ridden over 900 winners. He was made a life member of the Auckland Racing Club in 2005, and at the 2010 New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards he received the award for contribution to racing.

Holland died in Auckland in 2014. His funeral was held at Ellerslie Racecourse,