The 1954 Melbourne Cup Winner - Rising Fast: jockey silks believed to have been worn by Jack Purtell during the 1954 Melbourne Cup, purple body, black sleeves with pale gold bands, archivally framed, overall 86 x 83 cm. Accompanied by a framed original press photo of rising Fast winning the Mackinnon Stakes in 1955. (2 items) Provenance: The estate of rising Fast's trainer, Ivan Tucker, Leonard Joel auction, 2013.