Happy Valley – Moreira Looks To Stock Legend
‘Even though the gate is not helping us very much, I still believe he’s good enough to win the race’
9th February 2021
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‘Even though the gate is not helping us very much, I still believe he’s good enough to win the race’
Fresh off Gr1 success and a treble on Sunday at Sha Tin, Hong Kong’s leading jockey Joao Moreira is looking to keep his momentum rolling
‘The trainers that are willing to support me have had a good start – that contributes to me also having a good start’
Joao Moreira stole the show once again with his fourth treble in a row on Wednesday at Happy Valley
Joao Moreira’s brilliant best was on show on Sunday at Sha Tin as he collected a superb six-timer
Joao Moreira made a roaring start to the 2020/2021 racing season with a winning treble at the opening meeting of the Hong Kong racing season at Sha Tin on Sunday
The big two carved up the races with merciless intent, each attempting to beat the other to a fourth Hong Kong champion jockey title
Joao Moreira and Zac Purton continued their enthralling back-and-forth contest for the jockeys’ championship with a double each at Happy Valley on Wednesday.
Joao Moreira outscored jockeys’ championship rival Zac Purton three to one at Sha Tin on Sunday, a haul that left the three-time Hong Kong champions locked on 117 wins apiece
Zac Purton and Joao Moreira continued their back-and-forth battle for the Hong Kong champion jockey title at Happy Valley on Wednesday
The highly anticipated first race on the revamped Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack on Wednesday was well received by stakeholders, but was not without its drama
Cape lightweight Morne Winnaar has come a long way since being plucked from near ignominy by former Cape champion trainer Joey Ramsden over twenty years ago
The Rafeef purple patch continued in the 2025 Champions Season opener at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday with another crackerjack performer in the shape of Mon Petit Cherie who won the World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas
A Transkei-born horseman who started as a Groom, the groundbreaking Lunga learnt the ropes from top men like Mitch Wiese, Glen Kotzen and Kumaran Naidoo
