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João Moreira (born September 26, 1983, in Curitiba-Paraná , Brazil), is a jockey currently based in Hong Kong after successful seasons in Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. He is believed to have a set a world record of riding eight winners from eight rides on the nine-event card on Friday September 6, 2013, at Kranji race ...
Nov 23, 2022 · The Brazilian, who has gone toe-to-toe with Australian Zac Purton for almost a decade, withdrew his Hong Kong Jockey Club licence on Wednesday night. Moreira, 38, is currently recuperating in Brazil after undergoing treatment on a left hip injury and has not ridden in Hong Kong since September 21.
Nov 28, 2022 · An elated Joao Moreira after Beat The Clock’s win in the 2019 Hong Kong Sprint. It also left the door open for the Magic Man to ride on that day, but whether that idea fits into Moreira’s...
Jul 9, 2023 · Hong Kong jockey Joao Moreira says ‘I will be back’, after hip injury sidelines him for 3 months
Nov 24, 2022 · Hong Kong legend Joao ‘Magic Man’ Moreira, unquestionably one of the world’s foremost jockeys, is set to retire after a ‘global farewell tour’ in 2023.
Sep 27, 2022 · Joao Moreira is facing three months on the sidelines after opting to undergo platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy rather than surgery on his troublesome left hip.
Brazilian jockey Joao Moreira turned Hong Kong racing on its head when he arrived in 2013 and didn’t stop shaking it up for the best part of ten years. Michael Cox looks back at the Magic Man’s five most memorable moments during his storied Hong Kong racing career.
