The Koreans’ visit soon after the successful hosting of the 30th Asian Racing Conference (ARC) by the Korea Racing Association in Seoul last month.

Kim and Cho were among five Korean jockeys who rode against five foreign jockeys in three International Jockey Invitation Series races held in conjunction with the conference.

Kim 40, has ridden 645 winners since 1987 and is currently the leading jockey this season. He has won 13 major races which include the Korea Derby (Korea Group 1) last year and the Korean Oaks (Korea Group 2) in 2000,

Kim has also spent three years riding in Japan and goes to scale at 53kg.

"I find the turf club here very picturesque and it is like a garden, compared to the Seoul racecourse", Kim said after a workout at the Selangor Turf Club yesterday morning. I hope to ride a winner here."

Kim will ride SOLAR ISTANA (Race 2) and SUMIZAKURA (Race 4) on Saturday and has picked up three mounts on Sunday: FLIP MASTER (Race 2), LOUIS THIRTEEN (Race 5) and THAT’S THE DAY (Race 9).

Cho, 29, is currently ranked second this season. His 134 winners since he made his debut in 2001 include the Grand Prix (Korea Group 1).

During the recent ARC, he won Asian Racing Commemorative Race (1400m) on LOVE THAT SMILE and the 2005 President Cup (2000m) on FRENCH DANCER.

"It is indeed very interesting to see horses racing on the grass track. Back home, we race them on sand track because of the climate in Korea. As this is my first visit, I hope to make a good impression," said Cho.