Wonderful ride from the worlds greatest

davetheflower wrote:

chicken n chips wrote: have a piece of that, the Craig twins from Durban. Your man is nowhere close :ohmy:

I know it's about opinions,Anton Marcus is very good but Ryan Moore is exceptional.
How many overseas winners has AM had?

Dave there was a special ride in Dubai when the saddle slipped and Anton nearly fell off ,but managed to move his erse back on and get the horse up to win

Modest Moore strives for racing perfection

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Ryan Moore has played down popular racing opinion that he is the best rider in the world.

Ryan Moore
Ryan Moore Photo by Racing and Sports


Ryan Moore admits it is flattering to be hailed as the best rider in the world, but is not letting such praise go to his head.

Moore has enjoyed another stellar year, with Protectionist Horseform's Melbourne Cup win filling another rare blank on his packed CV.


His perfectly timed delivery of the German-trained runner attracted plenty of plaudits, but he is not getting carried away by those who have widely named him as the greatest on the planet.

"It's very flattering. Racing, like most sport, is part opinion and some people will have that opinion and others won't," he told BBC 5 Live.

"Some days someone's going to get the better of me and some days I'll get the better of them.

"You need the right horse, first of all, and it depends how the race shapes.

"Sometimes you can control it, but sometimes it shapes differently and you can't control it but you get lucky, and other days you might not.

"It's one of those things you won't ever prove.

"There are people riding all over the world, people I've never seen ride, so it's hard to say. It's very flattering but probably untrue."

Moore also claimed a landmark success aboard Aidan O'Brien's Adelaide in the Cox Plate, adding to the likes of Hillstar's Canadian International victory and The Grey Gatsby's success in the Irish Champion Stakes.

"I take every day as it comes," he said. You don't really have any sort of thoughts at the start of the year about how it will go, really.

"Just every day you go out there and try to do as good a job as you can and see where it takes you.

"You just keep looking forwards, racing moves quite fast and there's always another race upcoming."

AAP

Ryan Moore to be Honored as World's Top Jockey

British jockey Ryan Moore clinched the title of Longines World's Best Jockey over Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon in competition based on success in the world's top 100 group/grade I races.

The announcement came following the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse Nov. 30. Despite Soumillon's stunning victory in the celebrated Japanese race aboard Epiphaneia, Moore's earlier achievements secured him the award of Longines World's Best Jockey.

Moore was a consistent presence during the entire season, winning five of the top 100 group/grade I races: the Dubai Duty Sheema Classic presented by Longines, Prix du Jockey Club, Qipco Irish Champion Stakes, Sportingbet Cox Plate, and the Emirates Melbourne Cup. He also finished second three times and third four times to complete the competition with 94 points, while Soumillon finished second with 88. Irish jockey Joseph O'Brien finished in third with 72 points.

The top ranked U.S.-based rider on the full standings was John Velazquez, who tied for seventh with 46 points.

Moore will be recognized at a Dec. 12 ceremony held during the Hong Kong International Races dinner at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.

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Many great riders and more really poor riders

BUT
Did any clanner see Whytes ride in HK to beat Magic on Sunday

Proved still one of the best in the world

I see he had 7 winners over the weekend in Japan... crazy jockey

I see Ryan Moore has been granted a short term license to ride in Hong Kong, no hiding places over there !!!!

Now we will see who's the best Magic vs Moore

Having had the pleasure to see the Magic man riding live, there will be no contest
Moore will return back to the uk with his tail between his legs :whistle:

Craig Pienaar wrote: Having had the pleasure to see the Magic man riding live, there will be no contest
Moore will return back to the uk with his tail between his legs :whistle:

pity your man wont take up the challenge. Moore wins the classics in the UK, in the US, in France, in Australia, in Dubai and in Japan. Hong Kong will be a cake walk for him :lol: