How many Melbourne Cups has Joao Moreira won?
Joao Moreira has ridden in plenty of countries around the world and amassed 39 Group 1 winners, but how many times has he actually won the Melbourne Cup?
Moreira has ridden in the race that stops the nation five times. He has finished as the runner-up in the Melbourne Cup on two occasions, aboard Heartbreak City in 2016 and Soulcombe in 2023.
Joao Moreira Recent Melbourne Cup Rides
| Year | Placing | Horse | Trainer | Barrier | Weight | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4/23 | Soulcombe | Chris Waller | 4 | 53.5kg | $9.50 | 2.25L |
| 2019 | 13/24 | Constantinople | David Hayes | 7 | 52.5kg | $9.50 | 4.1L |
| 2016 | 2/24 | Heartbreak City | Tony Martin | 23 | 54kg | $19 | 0.2L |
| 2015 | 14/24 | The United States | Robert Hickmott | 3 | 52.5kg | $21 | 5.7L |
| 2014 | 4/22 | Signoff | Darren Weir | 15 | 51.5kg | $8 | 6L |
Who will Joao Moreira ride in the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
Joao Moreira will ride the Chris Waller-trained Buckaroo in the 2024 Melbourne Cup.
Buckaroo claimed victories in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes and Group 1 Underwood Stakes before finishing second in both the Turnbull Stakes and Caulfield Cup en route to the Melbourne Cup.
Buckaroo (21)
T: Chris Waller
J: Joao Moreira (54.5kg)
- Age: 6YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Fastnet Rock
- Dam: Roheryn (IRE)
Buckaroo 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds
Career stats for Buckaroo
- Career: 22: 5-4-3
- Flemington: 2: 0-1-0
- Distance: 0: 0-0-0
- Wet: 9: 2-2-1
- Good: 13: 3-2-2
- Group 1: 12: 1-2-1
- Win %: 23%
- Place %: 55%
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