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Damien Oliver
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Australia |
Damien Oliver, 30, is widely regarded at Australia's best jockey.
He is the winner of six Melbourne Jockeys' Premierships and
60 Group 1 wins, the most recent being his victory on Media
Puzzle in the Melbourne Cup on November 5. It was his second
Melbourne Cup win. Oliver has also won two Cox Plates, four
Caulfield Cups, AJC Derby etc. Has won the Hong Kong Sprint
twice on Falvelon.
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Olivier
Peslier |
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France |
Olivier Peslier, 31, French champion jockey four times. Had his
first big-race success in 1995 in the Irish Derby and landed the
Hong Kong Vase on Partipral in 1995. Won three Prix de l'Arc de
Triomphes from 1996 to 1998. Enjoyed a HKIR double on Docksider
and Borgia in 1999. Won this International Jockeys' Championship
in 1998. Spends the winter riding in Japan and won last year's
Japan Cup on Jungle Pocket.
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Andreas
Suborics |
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Germany |
Andreas Suborics, 31, Austrian-born but based in Germany where
he is champion. His first Group 1 success was on A Magicman in
the 1996 Won the 1998 Grosser Preis von Baden. Suborics had much
success on Silvano, winning the AP QE II Cup, the Singapore Cup
and the Arlington Million in 2001. He also partnered Paolini to
dual Group 1 success in Italy in 2001. Had 6 winners from 84 rides
as a Club Jockey last season.
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Kieren
Fallon |
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Great
Britain |
Kieren Fallon, 37-year-old Irishman who became Britain's champion
jockey for the fifth time in 2002. Rode 204 winners in Britain
in 1998 and has broken the 200 barrier three times. Has won the
Epsom Derby, the King George, 2000 Guineas, Oaks etc. Rode 39
winners from 265 rides (a 14.7% strike-rate) in Hong Kong between
1998 and 2000.
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Douglas
Whyte |
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Hong
Kong |
Douglas Whyte, 30, from South Africa, has twice been champion
jockey in Hong Kong from seven seasons spent here. He has ridden
over 400 winners in HK including the Hong Kong Gold Cup and Hong
Kong Vase on Indigenous, the AP QE II Cup on London News and Chairman's
Prize on Oriental Express and the Centenary Cup on Best Of The
Best.
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Way M W Leung |
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Hong
Kong |
Way M W Leung, born 26 August 1981, is in
his fourth season as an apprentice (began 1998/99). His first winner
arrived on 5 September 1999 when successful on Wasabi at Sha Tin.
His best season was in 2001/2002 when he rode 13 winners, including
his highest profile success to date when making all on Ovation in
the HK$2 million Martell Cup (Premier Class) on 6 April. He has
posted 30 career winners to date by 7 December 2002.
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Michael
Kinane |
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Ireland |
Mick Kinane, 43, has over 70 Group 1 winners to his name including
two Arcs, four King Georges, the Belmont Stakes in America, the
Melbourne Cup, two Hong Kong Derbies etc. Won his 11th Irish jockeys'
title on November 10. Has ridden 120 winners from 1177 rides in
Hong Kong during the past nine seasons in Hong Kong.
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Mirco
Demuro |
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Italy |
Mirco Demuro, 23, Italian champion jockey four times. Has ridden
200 winners in a season. Comes from a family of jockeys and rode
his first winner two months later at the age of 15. Forged a new
record in Japan in 2000 with 35 winners, the most races won by
an overseas jockey on a short-term JRA licence. Has also ridden
in California. Won the Gr.1 Italian Derby this year on Rakti.
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Yutaka
Take |
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Japan |
Yutake Take, 33, ten times champion jockey in Japan where he
enjoys enormous fame and recognition. Has won practically everything
in Japan including the Japan Cup and Japan Derby. Has since enjoyed
successful spells in France and America. Won the Gr.1 Prix de
l'Abbaye twice and won the Hong Kong Vase last year on Stay Gold.
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Shane
Dye |
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New
Zealand |
Shane Dye, 36, was born in New Zealand but arrived in Sydney
in 1985 and has since become the second most successful jockey
ever to ride in Australia behind Mick Dittman. Dye has ridden
the winners of 94 Group 1 including the Melbourne Cup, Cox Plate,
and four consecutive Golden Slippers
Also won two Sydney jockeys' premierships. This is his third full
season riding in Hong Kong.
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Frankie Dettori |
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UAE |
Frankie Dettori, 31, has won well over 100 Group 1 races all
over the world. Has twice been Britain's champion jockey. By the
time he made history by riding all seven winners at Ascot in September
1996, he was already firmly positioned as the top jockey to the
Godolphin operation and the big race winners have been relentless.
Has won this International Jockeys' Championship in 1999 and 2001.
Won the Hong Kong Cup in 2000 on Fantastic Light and the QE II
Cup in 1996 on Luso and Overbury respectively.
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Edgar
Prado |
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USA |
Edgar Prado, 35, born in Peru where he was the leading jockey,
aged 17. Moved to America aged 19. Three times the leading jockey
in the USA, Prado rode 536 winners in 1997, becoming only the
fourth jockey to ride over 500 winners in America in a season.
Has registered more than 4,000 career wins. Won the Belmont Stakes
at odds of 70/1 in 2002 on Sarava.
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