Tiago Josué Pereira is a jockey

Jockey

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 in the sport of Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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 horse racing

Horse racing

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. He entered professional racing as an apprentice in 1994, winning 96 races at Brazil's Cristal Racecourse in his first year. Since then he has competed at various racetracks around the world including Dubai

Dubai

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, France

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, and Singapore

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, and the United States

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, and has won more than 1,750 races.

On March 27, 2010 Pereira won the richest and most important race of his career aboard Glória de Campeão when he captured the US$

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10 million Dubai World Cup

Dubai World Cup

The Dubai World Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and from 2010 at the Meydan Racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates...

 at Meydan Racecourse

Meydan Racecourse

Meydan Racecourse is able to accommodate over 60,000 spectators in a 1 mile long grandstand. When not used for races it will serve as a business and conference integrated facility. A horse racing museum and gallery are also planned...

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