João Moreira is a Brazilian jockey, born on September 26, 1983, who has ridden extensively in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Japan. He grew up in the poor Pinhais neighbourhood of Curitiba as the youngest of eight children, lost his father at seven, and worked as a stablehand before becoming a rider. In 2017 a Hong Kong Jockey Club executive described him as one of Brazil's greatest sporting exports. He has had at least three eight-win race days, among them eight winners from eight rides at Kranji in Singapore on September 6, 2013. He has won the Hong Kong Derby twice, with Rapper Dragon in 2017 and Sky Darci in 2021, and has been named Champion Jockey in Brazil four times. In 2025 he rode in the Kentucky Derby for the first time, aboard Luxor Cafe.
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where he rode for the first time in the Kentucky Derby in 2025 at age 41
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