Vincent Ho, Silvestre de Sousa and Matthew Chadwick complete 2022 LONGINES IJC line-up

23/11/2022 23:16

Vincent Ho, Silvestre de Sousa and Matthew Chadwick will join Zac Purton as Hong Kong’s four representatives in the 2022 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship on Wednesday, 7 December at Happy Valley.

Crowned 2021/22 Hong Kong Champion Jockey, Zac Purton has the first of four berths allocated to riders from Hong Kong’s talent pool, while the following three spots are filled by the leading homegrown jockey and the next two highest ranked riders on the local circuit (as of 23 November).

Vincent Ho will participate in the event as the leading homegrown jockey with 21 victories, while De Sousa and Chadwick fill the remaining positions allocated with 17 and 12 wins this season, respectively.

The list of this year’s invited jockeys for the LONGINES IJC was released on 16 November.

The full list of 12 jockeys who will participate in the 2022 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship is as follows:

List of invited jockeys for 2022 LONGINES IJC

	Jockey	Remarks
Hong Kong Champion Jockey	Zac Purton	2017, 2020 and 2021 LONGINES IJC winner. Five-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey (2013/14, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2021/22). Brisbane Champion Jockey (2003 – when still an apprentice).
Australia	Jamie Kah	Three-time South Australia Champion Jockey (2012/13, 2016/17 & 2017/18). Melbourne Champion Jockey (2020/21).
Australia	Jye McNeil	Melbourne Champion Jockey (2021/22). Scobie Breasley Medal (2021/22)
Britain	Ryan Moore	Two-time winner of both the LONGINES IJC (2009 & 2010) and LONGINES World’s Best Jockey Award (2014, 2016 & 2021). Three-time British Flat Racing Champion Jockey (2006, 2008 & 2009).
Britain	Tom Marquand	British Champion Apprentice (2015).
Britain	Hollie Doyle	Set a new record for most wins by a female jockey in a British calendar year in 2021.
France	Mickael Barzalona	Teenage winner of the G1 Derby at Epsom in 2011 and has since enhanced his reputation, notably riding for Andre Fabre and Godolphin. French Flat Racing Champion Jockey (2021)
Japan	Yuga Kawada	2019 World All-Star Jockeys champion. One of nine jockeys in JRA history to have won all five classic races.
New Zealand	James McDonald	Six-time Sydney Champion Jockey (2013/14, 2015/16, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 & 2021/22). Two-time New Zealand Champion Jockey (2008/09 & 2010/11). Second in 2011 & 2021 IJC and third in 2014.
Hong Kong	Vincent Ho	Leading homegrown jockey as of 23 November. Currently second highest-ranked Hong Kong jockey as of 23 November. Hong Kong Champion Apprentice (2010/11). Best Freelance Jockey Award (2014/15). Three-time Tony Cruz Award winner (2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21).
Hong Kong	Silvestre de Sousa	Currently third highest-ranked Hong Kong jockey as of 23 November. British Champion Jockey (2015, 2017 & 2018). 2018 LONGINES IJC winner.
Hong Kong	Matthew Chadwick	Currently fourth highest-ranked Hong Kong jockey as of 23 November. Hong Kong Champion Apprentice (2008/09). Tony Cruz Award (2021/22). Shergar Cup Silver Saddle winner (2012).