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Brazilian jockey Joao
Moreira, who is on course to set a new riding record this season — his
second in Singapore — has been rewarded with a one-year extension to his
current visiting jockey’s licence which is due to expire on Dec 31.
The 26-year-old has been a huge success since moving to Singapore in March
last year when he finished third on 69 wins, despite missing out about a
month at the end of the year.
This season, Moreira has taken a firm hold on the premiership table from the
very beginning and is currently the runaway leader with 94 wins, clear of
second-placed Vlad Duric by 37 wins, and well on course to break Noel
Callow’s 2007 record of 106 wins.
After winning two Group 2 races, namely the last two Legs of the Singapore
Three-Year-Old Challenge with Given Vision last year, Moreira landed his
first Group 1 win at Kranji with INTERCEPT in the Patrons’ Bowl this season.
He also won two Group 3 events — the Three Rings Trophy with BETTER THAN
EVER and the Saas Fee Stakes with WAIKATO.
Back in Brazil, Moreira has notched around 1,200 winners, including five at
Grade 1 level. Among his most famous wins in Brazil are the Grade 1 Grande
Premio Diana and Grande Premio Henrique de Toledo Lara, both captured in
2008 with top filly BUBBLY JANE at Cidade Jardim.  |
