Mirco Demuro didn’t come this far to turn around
Michael Cox speaks to Italian trailblazer Mirco Demuro on being part of some of the iconic moments in JRA history, and how he hopes hard work can see him return to the top.
Mirco Demuro wins the Japan Cup aboard Screen Hero. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
It is and the year-old Italian jockey Mirco Demuro is legged aboard his first runner in Japan.
“Any instructions?” he asks via a translator.
“Jump well … and go!”
The lightweight youngster follows orders. A longshot win that day announces him to the country’s racing-mad fans as ‘the new Olivier Peslier’, the French jockey who blazed a trail for short-stint foreigners in the rapidly emerging Japan Racing Association.
Demuro’s debut day was a sign of things to come: he jumped well and has been going flat out ever since.
“That was the only order that I ever had in those early years – ‘jump well … and go’ – and I thought, ‘well, it’s an easy job here … just go’,” Demuro says.
“Next thing I thought after jumping well was &#;Wow, these horses really do go fast.”
We catch up on the day of the Teio Sho, where he rides leading chance Omega Perfume. A Shinkan
&#;He always gave me all of his heart&#;: Victoire Pisa, Mirco&#;s miracle horse
“I had ridden Victoire Pisa in work and he had given me a very good impression, he was a strong stayer,” recalled Demuro.
As the race unfolded, Demuro made the decision to sacrifice a plum stalking position on the fence to stride forward and sit outside the lead.
“The pace wasn’t fast so I made the move down the back stretch, and when I came into the straight I felt it was going to be difficult for these horses to catch me.”
Difficult for all, of course but Buena Vista, suddenly produced from the chasing pack by Christophe Soumillon, and threatening.
“Beuna Vista was an amazing filly so she came at the end very strongly. I had the sensation that she didn’t catch me, but we were out wide so I wasn’t completely sure.
“I won by a centimetre. It was an amazing performance but I would have been happy even if I finished second because he did the best he could. He always gave me all of his heart.”
In the immediate aftermath of the Arima Kinen, trainer Sumii flagged a second overseas stint for Victoire Pisa, having unsuccessfully campaigned in France earlier in
Returning to the track two
It’s no accident that Mirco Demuro is now the world’s number two jockey
It is high time for racing fans everywhere to recognise that Mirco Demuro is one of the most successful jockeys on the planet. He has been red-hot for over a year, posting a sequence of success that is truly remarkable by any standards, but especially praiseworthy considering the nature of racing in Japan.
Since the beginning of last year, Demuro has had 67 rides in Japanese Graded races and one in Hong Kong. In these races, he has faced an average of 14 rivals, yet ridden no less than 20 winners!
This 30 percent strike rate in some of the toughest racing there is has come at an Impact Value (IV) of – nearly four and a half times the rate of random chance. In the same period, Ryan Moore’s 58 Group wins have come at IV , while Hugh Bowman’s 29 winners have come at IV
As a result, Demuro now splits the two big-name rivals at #2 in the latest TRC Global Rankings classification of the world’s most successful jockeys. Note the definition here: we are not saying ‘best’.
At the start of , Demuro was #6 in the world with points. He now has points and, as we have teased
Mirco Demuro
This Year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biographies you may also like
Vikas samudre biography channel Comedy Scene Super hit marathi Comedy Drama Naay No Never starring Vikas Samudre, Santosh Pawar, Ankush Dhavade, Sandesh, Ganesh or/Writer: Santo Missing: biography channel.
Filehippo anselmi biography channels Martín Rodrigo Anselmi é um treinador de Futebol de 39 anos nascido em , em Buenos Aires, Argentina. Atualmente, treina o FC Porto, em Portugal.
Alyshia galvez biography sample Maria Hinojosa speaks with Alyshia Gálvez, anthropologist, immigration scholar, and author of the book "Eating Nafta: Trade, Food Policies, and the Destruction of Mexico."Missing: sample.
Serena willams biography Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player. She held the World No. 1 ranking for consecutive weeks, tying the record set by Steffi Graf.
Tony blankley sick republicans in hollywood Editor of the Washington Times Tony Blankley died this weekend after a long battle with cancer. His passing is a sad loss for America, the nation's capital and The Washington Times, all of Missing: hollywood.
L ane gris hugues aufray biography Le petit âne gris (Hugues Aufray) Em D Em Ecoutez cette histoire que l'on m'a racontée, Em Bm Em Du fond de ma mémoire je vais vous la chanter. G D C Bm Elle se passe en Provence au .
Nia renee hill birthdate Nia Renee Hill: her birthday, what she did before fame, her family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more.
Aleyna yilmaz biography of abraham lincoln There are biographies, history books, picture books, children’s books and fictional novels based on his life. In recent years, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Missing: aleyna yilmaz.