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Ryan Moore: A great win on my first âproperâ international horse - and thanks to him I enjoyed LA properly too
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Conduit and Ryan Moore are led to the winnerâs circle after the 2009 Breedersâ Cup Turf at Santa Anita. Photo: Breeders Cup/Phil McCarten
Ryan Moore underlined his status as one of the world’s elite jockeys (he is currently world #6 in the TRC Global Rankings) with a hugely successful visit to Hong Kong’s International Races at Sha Tin earlier this month, when he won two of the four G1s.
His wins in the Vase and the Sprint and placings in the Mile and Cup, earned total prize money of £2,827,851 for connections. His ride to win the Sprint from the widest gate 14 on Japanese raider Danon Smash was acclaimed for its precision manoeuvring and flair in a big field of runners.
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Zac Purton has claimed ultimate honours in the HK$800,000 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley after clinching a tense contest from Joao Moreira in a dramatic finale to the four-race series.
Tied with Moreira on 18 points heading into the deciding race of the contest, Purton collected an invaluable two after dead-heating for third aboard Flying Bonus with Wind N Grass (Tom Marquand).
Moreira, who needed to finish ahead of Purton in the championship-deciding contest to add another accolade to his bulging collection, crossed the line in sixth place on Cue The Music, failing to improve his score.