Pietro Moran Named Best Apprentice Jockey

Thursday, January 22, 2026 | 7:54 pm

Toronto ON, August 16, 2025.Woodbine Racetrack.Jockey Pietro Moran guides Mansetti to victory in the 166th running of the $1,000,000 dollar King's Plate in a time of 2.02.1 for the 1Mi.1/4.Mansetti is owned by Al and Bill Ulwelling and trained by Kevin Attard.Woodbine/ Michael Burns Photo

Pietro Moran has been named the Eclipse Award winner for best Apprentice Jockey.

After launching his career in Canada in 2023, the 20-year old was named a Sovereign Award finalist for Apprentice Jockey in 2024.

His 2025 campaign included wins aboard Mansetti (Collected) in the King's Plate, becoming the third youngest jockey in history to win the race. He finished the year with a record of 863-140-117-139 and earnings of $6,083,835 and a winning percentage of 16%.