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Moreira Primed for Season-Ending Showdown With Purton

POSTED: July 15, 2022

Striving for a fifth title despite fatigue and soreness, Joao Moreira believes Zac Purton has a superior book of rides as the arch-rivals square off...

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Moreira digs in for championship fight

POSTED: July 8, 2022

Trailing Zac Purton by two winners in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship with only three meetings left in the 2021/22 season, Joao Moreira believes his...

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Tourbillon Diamond shines for Badel in G3 Premier Plate

POSTED: June 19, 2022

Tourbillon Diamond (132lb) and Alexis Badel continued a rewarding partnership at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 19 June) with the duo nailing a stubborn win...

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Moreira master of the Lion Rock Trophy, Hot King Prawn retires

POSTED: May 26, 2022

HONG KONG—Joao Moreira is chasing an unmatched fifth win in Sunday’s (29 May) HK$3.7 million G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) when he gets the...

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Moreira is confident Senor Toba can salute in Hong Kong Derby

POSTED: March 18, 2022

Riding in peak form and chasing a third BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m), Joao Moreira predicts this weekend’s Classic will be a slowly-run contest before...

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Hong Kong Classic Series focus for Sha Tin on Sunday

POSTED: January 14, 2022

Determined to build on a positive return to race-riding, Zac Purton believes the pecking order for the HK$48 million Four-Year-Old Classic Series will become clearer...

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Douglas Whyte lauds Blake Shinn as the Australian lands Sha Tin treble

POSTED: December 29, 2021

Douglas Whyte paid Blake Shinn the ultimate compliment after the Australian closed a spectacular December with victory aboard Will Power in the Class 1 Fo...

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No room for doubt as Dwyer reaches for more Vase glory

POSTED: December 7, 2021

Martin Dwyer wins the 2004 Hong Kong Vase aboard Phoenix Reach. By Graham Cunningham Sunday, December 12th, 2004: A nervous young jockey from Liverpool gazes...

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Golden Sixty primed for triumphant return

POSTED: November 15, 2021

Francis Lui will unveil a healthy, strong and more mature Golden Sixty when the Hong Kong superstar resumes in the G2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile...

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