Jóquei brasileiro João Moreira, vice-campeão da Melbourne Cup

Joao Moreira poses during the pre race entertainment on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 1, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia

Joao Moreira poses during the pre race entertainment on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 1, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia Source: Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images

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O curitibano de 32 anos, morando em Hong Kong, perdeu por muito pouco o maior evento esportivo da Austrália: a corrida de cavalos da Melbourne Cup, que sempre acontece na primeira terça-feira de novembro.


O vencedor da Melbourne Cup, ontem, Kerrin McEvoy, comentou da sua segunda vitória em Flemington, dizendo que teve momentos de dúvida, ao aproximar-se da reta de chegada.

"I'm thrilled to have won another one. It's a pretty hard race to win. In the last 300 metres I was initially worried when João and myself, we sort of teamed up together from the 300 metres home. I was instantly worried at the 300 metre mark, but passing the 100 mark, I thought I had beaten him. My horse was so brave and he got the job done."

McEvoy ganhou a sua primeira Melbourne Cup quando tinha 20 anos, 16 anos atrás.




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