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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...
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.
- Designs on Rome Wins A Thriller, 2014 Hong Kong Cup
- The Whip Twirl, Sun Jewellery, 2015
- Able Friend, 2014 Hong Kong Derby
- Glory Vase and Beat The Clock, 2018 HKIR Sprint and Staying Double
- Eight in A Day, 2017
It didn’t take long after Moreira’s arrival in Hong Kong in October 2013 for the comparisons with his great rival Zac Purton to begin. One of the criticisms of Moreira was that he wasn’t as strong as Purton in a finish, perhaps ignoring the fact that there aren’t many jockeys in modern history who have been. The 2014 Hong Kong Cup is just one race,...
It might seem strange to include a losing ride in a Class 1 handicap on the list (and, spoiler alert, there might be at least one more loss here) but was there a single in-race incident that better exemplified Moreira’s freakish skills in the saddle? With less than 200m to go in a Class 1, Moreira starts to get busy on Sun Jewellery in pursuit of l...
As promised, another incredible performance in defeat. John Moore’s stablemates Designs On Rome and Able Friend were one-all in the two Derby preludes before this incredible finish. Able Friend was dominant at a mile, but up to 1800m in the Classic Cup and Tommy Berry’s tactically brilliant ride used his mount’s superior staying ability to pull off...
In less than an hour Moreira showed his versatility – among a few other underrated attributes – when he won the longest and shortest races on International Day. His ride on Glory Vase in the Hong Kong Vase is an incredible display of tactical awareness, aggression and bravery: three qualities that many sell Moreira short on. Just like the “not as s...
On February 26, 2017, for the first time in nearly one year, Joao Moreira failed to ride a winner at a Hong Kong race meeting. One week later he rode a record eight winners on one 11 race card on a magical afternoon at Sha Tin. There were days and nights during Moreira’s peak that it seemed like he would ride the winner of every race for as long as...
Jul 9, 2023 · Racing has ‘so far to go’ in dealing with jockeys’ mental health. 16 Feb 2023 - 3:05 PM. Joao Moreira to ride Senor Toba in Qatar after Caspar Fownes’ grey impresses in Centenary Vase. 5 Feb...
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.
