Roy Higgins' life in the fasting lane

By Patrick Bartley
Updated October 24 2014 - 8:13pm, first published 8:01pm
Any cost: Geoff Lane and Higgins were of an era when jockeys knew little of the dangers of crash diets. Photo: Supplied
Any cost: Geoff Lane and Higgins were of an era when jockeys knew little of the dangers of crash diets. Photo: Supplied
Any cost: Geoff Lane and Higgins were of an era when jockeys knew little of the dangers of crash diets. Photo: Supplied
Any cost: Geoff Lane and Higgins were of an era when jockeys knew little of the dangers of crash diets. Photo: Supplied
Any cost: Geoff Lane and Higgins were of an era when jockeys knew little of the dangers of crash diets. Photo: Supplied
Any cost: Geoff Lane and Higgins were of an era when jockeys knew little of the dangers of crash diets. Photo: Supplied
Any cost: Geoff Lane and Higgins were of an era when jockeys knew little of the dangers of crash diets. Photo: Supplied
Any cost: Geoff Lane and Higgins were of an era when jockeys knew little of the dangers of crash diets. Photo: Supplied

The rides on the trio of talented three-year-olds in Saturday's W.S. Cox Plate have come at a cost for the jockeys involved.

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