From SAHORSERACING:
Richard Migliore to represent United States in CXIJC 2007
Top jockey Richard Migliore will represent the United States in the Cathay Pacific International Jockeys’ Championship 2007 at Happy Valley on Wednesday 5 December.
The Eclipse Award winner has been among the leading American riders since first breaking through in the 1980s. New York-born Migliore, 43, rode his 4,000th career winner in 2005 and his major wins in 2007 include the Gr.1 Frank E Kilroe Mile Handicap and Gr.1 Pacific Classic.
Migliore’s participation was sought by Mr William A Nader, the Club’s Executive Director of Racing, and the response was instant.
“I have been friends with Bill for a long time and when he raised the opportunity, I knew that this was an adventure that I could not miss. I am really looking forward to riding in Hong Kong," Milgiore said.
Mr Nader added: “Richard is ranked among the top 15 American jockeys in lifetime earnings and has enjoyed almost all of his success in New York and, now, Southern California, where racing is conducted in the most competitive of environments. He is a great addition to a sensational line-up of many of the world's best jockeys."
Migliore, whose minimum riding weight is 118lbs, joins an all-star cast that includes former champions Olivier Peslier, Andrasch Starke, Douglas Whyte, Damien Oliver and Christophe Soumillon. Also present are Sunday’s Japan Cup winner Yasunari Iwata, six-time UAE champion Ted Durcan, four-time Irish champion Pat Smullen, former British champion Ryan Moore and Eclipse
Award winning female rider Emma-Jayne Wilson, the champion jockey at Woodbine last year.
The last vacant slot in the Cathay Pacific International Jockeys’ Championship will be filled by the leading local rider at the end of the Saturday, 1 December meeting.
!GOOD LOCK TO MIG AND EMMAˇ