Ryan Moore Licensed to Ride in Hong Kong

Widely considered one of the world’s top jockeys, Ryan Moore will ply his trade against the likes of Joao Moreira, Zac Purton and Douglas Whyte after being licensed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for a six-week stint in the jurisdiction from Jan. 17, 2016 through and including Feb. 28, 2016.

Winner of the Longines World’s Best Jockey Award in 2014, his worldwide victories included a remarkable sweep of the G1 Cox Plate and the G1 Melbourne Cup and he has had his fair share of success in limited rides in Hong Kong. Moore is a two-time winner of the International Jockeys’ Championship and has annexed International Group 1 events aboard Presvis (GB) (Sakhee, 2009 Queen Elizabeth II S.) and Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab, 2010 Hong Kong Cup).

Also licensed to ride in Hong Kong are rising star Vincent Cheminaud, a former champion jumps rider whose 2015 success on the flat include big-race wins aboard New Bay (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Flintshire (GB) (Dansili {GB}); and fellow Frenchman Gregory Benoist, fresh off a productive season as the number one rider in France for Sheikh Joann al Thani’s Al Shaqab Racing.

“There have been some big names in the past that have come to Hong Kong, and it is a time of year when European jockeys do come across, but Ryan was always someone most thought was unattainable which makes this special,” Jockey Club Executive Director of Racing Bill Nader told South China Morning Post. “He is certainly well-known here and we are sure he will be well-received. And it’s a great mix of jockeys–the world’s best jockey joined by an upcoming talent in Vincent Cheminaud and a top rider in the prime of his career in Gregory Benoist.”