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Apr 20, 20173 min read

WHY IT PAYS TO TAKE ON THE JOAO SHOW AT HAPPY VALLEY

He’s nicknamed The Magic Man for a reason: champion Brazilian jockey Joao Moreira just keeps breaking new records and creating new ones!


For 20 Apr 1

A few weeks ago, he rode an extraordinary eight winners at one race meeting! The Jockey Challenge belongs almost exclusively to him. At least it does in Shatin, where he rides for the powerful stables of trainers John Moore and John Size.


For 20 Apr 2

When riding in Happy Valley, he is almost always favourite to win The Jockey Challenge, BUT it’s not always a one man show. It’s more of a level playing field than when racing in Shatin and where The Magic Man keeps pulling rabbit after rabbit out of his hat.


For 20 Apr 3

In recent weeks at Happy Valley, he has lost The Jockey Challenge to Irishman Neil Callan, Australian Zac Purton and Mauritian Karis Teetan. One major reason could be that trainers Size and Moore don’t have the same horsepower that they do in Shatin. The leading Happy Valley trainers are Caspar Fownes, Me Tsui, Danny Shum, and other trainers who don’t always turn to the Joao Show. They stay loyal to their favourite jockeys.

The Jockey Challenge is a fun game to play amongst friends. Pick a jockey to support and follow each of their rides and see how many points they accumulate during the course of the night- 12 points for coming first, 6 for second and 4 for third.

To help you decide who to follow, below is some information and fun facts about each jockey riding tonight and the number of rides they have. Usually, the more rides, the more chances of picking up points.

Ride with whom you pick, cheer them on and win with them.

LATEST ODDS FOR TONIGHT’S JOCKEY CHALLENGE… Joao Moreira — 1.33 Zac Purton — 5 Neil Callan — 15 Chad Schofield — 15 Brett Prebble — 17 Umberto Rispoli — 30 KK Chiong — 45 Karis Teetan — 70 Dylan Mo — 50 Olivier Doleuze — 100 Keith Yeung — 55 Matthew Chadwick — 200 Sam Clipperton — 300 Others — 150 * For updates on the odds for The Jockey Challenge, visit www.hkjc.com

To know how to play The Jockey Challenge simply ask any of our racing experts at each venue.


For 20 Apr 4

It’s simple, it’s exciting and it makes a Happy Wednesday even more fun, especially if you’re The Winning Table for the night. More on The Winning Table soon.


For 20 Apr 5
 

Name: Joao Moreira


For 20 Apr 6

Nationality: Brazilian Age: 33 Married


For 20 Apr 6b

Nickname: The Magic Man Number of rides tonight: 8

Fun facts: When riding in São Paulo, he was nicknamed “Ghost” for popping up almost out of nowhere and winning races.


For 20 Apr 7
 

Name: Zac Purton


For 20 Apr 8

Nationality: Australian Age: 34 Married


For 20 Apr 8b

Nicknames: Zac Attack/Donkey/The Postman Number of rides tonight: 5


For 20 Apr 9
 

Name: Douglas Whyte


For 20 Apr 10

Nationality: South African Age: 45 Married


For 20 Apr 10b

Nickname: The Durban Demon Number of rides tonight: 0

Interesting facts: Owns a vineyard in Tuscany. Has spent time understanding the psychology of horses with Monty Roberts aka The Horse Whisperer.


For 20 Apr 11
 

Name: Sam Clipperton


For 20 Apr 12

Nationality: Australian Age: 23 In a relationship


For 20 Apr 13

Nickname: Clippo Number of rides tonight: 4

 

Name: Karis Teetan


For 20 Apr 14

Nationality: Mauritian Age: 26 Nickname: The Mauritian Magician Number of rides tonight: 6

Interesting facts: Some women we know get weak at the knees when noticing his high cheekbones!


For 20 Apr 15
 

Name: Brett Prebble


For 20 Apr 16

Nationality: Australian Age: 39

Married to Maree Payne, sister of Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne.


Number of rides tonight: 5


For 20 Apr 17
 

Name: Derek Leung


For 20 Apr 18

Nationality: Chinese Age: 28 Married to local television racing personality Kit Li


For 20 Apr 18b

Number of rides tonight: 0


For 20 Apr 19
 

Name: Chad Schofield


For 20 Apr 20

Nationality: South African Age: 23 In a relationship with Hannah Butler


For 20 Apr 21

Nickname: The Chadster Number of rides tonight: 6


For 20 Apr 21b
 

Name: Kei Chiong


For 20 Apr 22

Nationality: Chinese Age: 24 Single Nickname:KK Number of rides tonight: 6


For 20 Apr 23
 

Name: Olivier Doleuze


For 20 Apr 24

Nationality: French Age: 44 Married


For 20 Apr 24b

Nickname: Ollie Number of rides tonight: 4 Fun facts: Ollie is a martial arts expert.


For 20 Apr 25
 

Name: Vincent Ho


For 20 Apr 26

Nationality: Chinese Age: 26 Number of rides tonight: 3


For 20 Apr 27
 

Name: Matthew Chadwick


For 20 Apr 28

Nationality: Chinese Age: 26 Married


For 20 Apr 28b

Number of rides tonight: 4


For 20 Apr 29
 

Name: Keith Yeung


For 20 Apr 30

Nationality: Chinese Age: 28 In a relationship


For 20 Apr 30b

Number of rides tonight: 6


For 20 Apr 31
 

Name: Alex Lai


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Nationality: Chinese Age: 33 Married


Number of rides tonight: 4


For 20 Apr 33
 

Name: Jack Wong


For 20 Apr 34

Nationality: Chinese Age: 23 Number of rides tonight: 3


For 20 Apr 35
 

Name: Ben So


For 20 Apr 36

Nationality: Chinese Age: 30 Nickname: So So Number of rides tonight: 6


For 20 Apr 37
 

Name: Dylan Mo


For 20 Apr 38

Nationality: Chinese Age: 23 Number of rides tonight: 5


For 20 Apr 39
 

Name: Umberto Rispoli


For 20 Apr 40

Nationality: Italian Age: 28 In a relationship with Kimberley Mosse, daughter of legendary French jockey Gerald Mosse.


For 20 Apr 41

Number of rides tonight: 7

 

Name: Alvin Ng


For 20 Apr 42

Nationality: Chinese Age: 27 Nickname: The Chipmunk Number of rides tonight: 3


For 20 Apr 43
 

Name: Eddy Lai


For 20 Apr 44

Nationality: Chinese Age: 42 Number of rides tonight: 4


For 20 Apr 45
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