Popular jockey Glen Boss says his induction into Australia's Racing Hall of Fame is a humbling experience.

The 45-year-old will be officially honoured when he joins the other inductees at a function in Brisbane on Thursday night.

Boss cut his teeth riding horses bareback as a child around the bush at Caboolture north of Brisbane.

"We had no saddles or reins. But we really motored along," Boss said.

He left school at 15 and after an early stint as an apprentice at Gympie, Boss moved to the Gold Coast to work for trainer Kaye Tinsley.

Boss said he owed a great deal to Tinsley and trainers such as Max Lees and TJ Smith who helped him get established when he moved to Sydney 20 years ago.

He will be joined in the Hall of Fame by one other jockey, three trainers, two associates and four horses.

The Hall of Fame's sixth Legend will also be announced.

"My proudest moment. Hall of Fame. Very humbling," Boss tweeted on Thursday morning.

Boss has won 85 Group One races including three Melbourne Cups on Makybe Diva, three Cox Plates, two Golden Slippers and six Doncasters.

He rates Makybe Diva and So You Think as the two champions he has ridden.

Now based in Melbourne, Boss says he still enjoys racing and he is looking forward to riding more Group One winners.

His next could be as soon as Saturday when he rides three-year-old Scissor Kick in the Doomben 10,000.