Brett Prebble
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| Occupation | Jockey |
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23 September 1977 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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All winning race horses ridden on: Precision (2003) Cape of Good Hope (2005) Bullish Luck (2006) Sacred Kingdom (2009) Lucky Nine (2012) Green Moon (2012) |
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Brett Prebble (born 23 September 1977 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a leading Australian jockey, currently based at the Hong Kong Jockey Club in Hong Kong.
Prebble was born in Melbourne on 23 September 1977. He now has a family of four with a wife and two children.
He was a former champion apprentice in Melbourne before he moved to Hong Kong in 2002. His competition with Douglas Whyte for the 2009–10 Hong Kong Jockeys' Championship was one of the closest in Hong Kong racing history, with Whyte winning 100–99. His winning tally of 78 in the 2010–11 season brings his overall total in Hong Kong to 525. On 6 November 2012 Brett Prebble won Australia's most famous race, the Melbourne Cup, on the horse Green Moon, trained by Robert Hickmott. In the 2012 Melbourne Cup, Prebble was selected to ride Green Moon, owned by Lloyd Williams and trained by Robert Hickmott. He replaced Damien Oliver, who was dropped from the ride after being accused of betting illegally. Green Moon went on to win the race by one length.
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