Ruan Maia

Back-to-back bid for Voyage Warrior in Easter Monday’s Group 2 Sprint Cup

Posted on April 3, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Ricky Yiu has a strong reputation when it comes to nurturing sprint talents, his four wins in the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) are unrivalled among other exploits and on Easter Monday (5 April) he heads to Sha Tin with Voyage Warrior carrying the hopes of his team in a bid for back-to-back triumphs in[...]

Posted on March 29, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Paul O’Sullivan’s decision to embark on a remedial course in barrier manners for Duke Wai paid rich dividends when the reformed gelding landed the Class 2 Hoi Ha Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (28 March). Frustrated by the five-year-old’s habit of botching starts, O’Sullivan requested permission to use a blindfold on the chestnut[...]

Posted on March 25, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Brazilian jockey success in Hong Kong is overwhelmingly Joao Moreira’s domain but at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (24 March), Ruan Maia posted one of the most significant – and relief-laden – victories of his career with a memorable breakthrough triumph. Eight meetings and 44 rides into his Hong Kong stint, Maia logged his first[...]

Posted on February 26, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Brazilian jockeys have made waves in Hong Kong in recent years and Ruan Maia is looking forward to rising to the challenge when his licence to ride in races commences this Sunday, 28 February at Sha Tin. A two-time champion jockey in his first two seasons in Macau (2017/18 and 2018/19), Maia, who finished second[...]

Posted on August 17, 2020
in Singapore Horse Racing News

Former Godolphin galloper Aramaayo claimed his highest prize since he began racing in Singapore when he landed the $1 million Group 1 Kranji Mile (1600m) on Sunday. First past the post only once at his previous six starts at Kranji, the Poet’s Voice five-year-old had, however, not been able to fully showcase his true Australian[...]

Back-to-back bid for Voyage Warrior in Easter Monday’s Group 2 Sprint Cup

Barrier manners do the trick for Duke Wai in the Sha Tin feature

Ruan Maia celebrates breakthrough success at Happy Valley

Hong Kong dream for Ruan Maia who joins Moreira and Borges

Blinkered Aramaayo puts rivals in the shade in Kranji Mile

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