Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Joao Moreira

Joao Moreira

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Joao Moreira is a jockey with 4600 career rides 906 winners. He rides at a 19.7% strike rate. He has placed 2109 times. He has earned £156.2M in prize money. His strongest track is Happy Valley (2w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

19.7%

Total Wins

906

Total Runs

4,600

Places

2,109

Place %

45.8%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

20 seasons
20052008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026045901351804710
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-08-22YorkSky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 1)Satono Reve (JPN)9147ffGood To Soft
2026-08-16Deauville (FR)The Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques Le Marois (group 1)Strauss (JPN)9108ffGood To Soft
2026-07-15Happy Valley (HK)Silver Grecian HandicapFashion Legend (AUS)1128ffGood To Yielding
2026-07-15Happy Valley (HK)Sweet Orange HandicapSky Deep (AUS)2128ffGood To Yielding
2026-07-15Happy Valley (HK)Star Shine HandicapPejibaye (NZ)3126ffGood To Yielding
2026-07-15Happy Valley (HK)Turin Warrior HandicapKyrus Treasure (NZ)1129ffGood To Yielding
2026-07-15Happy Valley (HK)Fast Most Furious HandicapI Am Back (AUS)7126ffGood To Yielding
2026-07-15Happy Valley (HK)Super Oasis HandicapPerfect Triumph (AUS)3126ffGood To Yielding
2026-07-15Happy Valley (HK)Encountered HandicapSomelovefromabove (AUS)5128ffGood To Yielding
2026-07-15Happy Valley (HK)Lucky Patch HandicapBottomuptogether (AUS)4116ffGood To Yielding
2026-07-12Sha TinAll You Wish HandicapMonarch County4147ffGood To Firm
2026-07-12Sha TinSight Winner HandicapSky Vino (AUS)5148ffGood To Firm
2026-07-12Sha TinThe Hong Kong Racehorse Owners Association Trophy (Handicap)Sagacious Life7128ffGood To Firm
2026-07-12Sha TinVictory Marvel HandicapSilver Spurs12146ffGood To Firm
2026-07-12Sha TinMr Award HandicapDaily Trophy11147ffGood To Firm
2026-07-12Sha TinMedic Kingdom HandicapDaily Acclaim14147ffGood To Firm
2026-07-12Sha TinSolar Hei Hei HandicapSo You Will14148ffGood To Firm
2026-07-04Sha Tin (HK)Chan Trophy (Handicap) (Dirt)Pejibaye (NZ)11126ffFast
2026-07-04Sha Tin (HK)Lee Trophy (Handicap) (Course C+3) (Turf)Tang Heart (AUS)3147ffGood To Yielding
2026-07-04Sha Tin (HK)Philip Chen Trophy (Handicap) (Course C+3) (Turf)Perfect General (AUS)4126ffGood To Yielding

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Sha Tin (HK)21%20%23%21%21%17%
Happy Valley (HK)16%16%—20%23%15%
Randwick (AUS)0%15%29%10%8%6%
Flemington (AUS)43%33%0%11%0%8%
Cidade Jardim (BRZ)50%—17%17%23%0%
Meydan (UAE)33%17%0%0%6%0%
Gavea (BRZ)0%——6%23%67%
Caulfield (AUS)33%0%10%0%13%33%

Going Performance

Based on 4631 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
527W / 2575R20%
Good To Firm
247W / 1181R21%
Standard
63W / 401R16%
Good To Yielding
24W / 124R19%
Good To Soft
9W / 72R13%
Soft
9W / 68R13%
Slow
11W / 66R17%
Yielding
9W / 58R16%
Fast
3W / 35R9%
Heavy
2W / 25R8%
Firm
4W / 19R21%
Yielding To Soft
0W / 3R0%
Sloppy
0W / 2R0%
Muddy
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 4631 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
540W / 2780R19%
Mile
353W / 1749R20%
Middle
15W / 101R15%
Staying
0W / 1R0%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Happy Valley
2W / 3R67%
#2Hanshin (JPN)
5W / 10R50%
#3Maronas (URU)
2W / 5R40%
#4Nakayama (JPN)
4W / 12R33%
#5Chukyo (JPN)
1W / 3R33%
#6Kyoto (JPN)
3W / 11R27%
#7Sha Tin (HK)
555W / 2638R21%
#8Rosehill (AUS)
5W / 24R21%
#9Sha Tin
3W / 14R21%
#10Tokyo (JPN)
5W / 25R20%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C507142128

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1J Size
267W / 1290R21%
#2C Fownes
111W / 609R18%
#3F C Lor
67W / 266R25%
#4A S Cruz
52W / 234R22%
#5John Moore
37W / 170R22%
#6C S Shum
35W / 144R24%
#7Y S Tsui
32W / 137R23%
#8W Y So
31W / 151R21%
#9K W Lui
29W / 111R26%
#10P F Yiu
27W / 131R21%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1Fok Yuk Tong
10W / 20R50%
#2Merrick Chung Wai Lik
9W / 23R39%
#3Dr Mrs Arthur Leung Elaine Leung Angela Leung
9W / 24R38%
#4Beauty Family Syndicate
8W / 14R57%
#5Tam Wing Kun
8W / 17R47%
#6Winnie Law Wing Yin
8W / 22R36%
#7Haras Rio Iguassu
8W / 43R19%
#8The Hon Ronald Arculli Gbm Gbs Jp Johanna K J Arculli Bbs
8W / 43R19%
#9Philip Chan Kwok Chung
7W / 16R44%
#10Carrot Farm Co Ltd
7W / 20R35%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

4127

Wins

831

Win Rate

20%

Dirt

Runs

39

Wins

3

Win Rate

8%

AW

Runs

465

Wins

74

Win Rate

16%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

4631

Wins

908

Win %

20%

Place %

46%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Dubai Turf Sponsored By DP World (Turf)

Vivlos (JPN) · Meydan (UAE) · 25 Mar 2017

£2.9M
#2

BMW Hong Kong Derby 2021 (Conditions) (4yo) (Course A) (Turf)

Sky Darci (NZ) · Sha Tin (HK) · 21 Mar 2021

£1.3M
#3

Audemars Piguet QEII Cup (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Neorealism (JPN) · Sha Tin (HK) · 30 Apr 2017

£1.2M
#4

Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf)

Museum Mile (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 20 Apr 2025

£1.2M
#5

Longines Hong Kong Sprint (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Beat The Clock (AUS) · Sha Tin (HK) · 8 Dec 2019

£1.1M
#6

Longines Hong Kong Vase (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Glory Vase (JPN) · Sha Tin (HK) · 8 Dec 2019

£1.1M
#7

LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (3yo+) (Turf)

Designs On Rome (IRE) · Sha Tin (HK) · 14 Dec 2014

£1.1M
#8

Longines Hong Kong Vase (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Glory Vase (JPN) · Sha Tin (HK) · 12 Dec 2021

£1.1M
#9

BMW Hong Kong Derby 2017 (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf)

Rapper Dragon (AUS) · Sha Tin (HK) · 19 Mar 2017

£1.1M
#10

LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (3yo+) (Turf)

Able Friend (AUS) · Sha Tin (HK) · 14 Dec 2014

£1M

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

4.0/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

36/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
408
2/1–4/1
284
4/1–8/1
168
8/1–16/1
39
16/1+
8

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
321W / 1257R26%
Mid
315W / 1752R18%
High
271W / 1619R17%