Henrique Gets Off To A Flying Start In Malaysia

Brazilian jockey hits the ground running with an easy victory atop Hurricane in KL

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KUALA LUMPUR - The Simon Dunderdale-trained Hurricane blew his rivals away in the RM53,000 (S$15,900) Class 3 race (1,400m) at Sungai Besi to give jockey Carlos Henrique a winning start to his one-year stint in Malaysia on March 9.

When the 32-year-old rode in Singapore last year, he made a couple of one-day visits to Selangor and won once aboard Antipodean—then trained by Dunderdale—in the New Zealand Bloodstock Three-Year-Old Trophy (1,400m) on July 13, 2024.

Henrique has ridden in Bahrain, Germany, India and Qatar before committing to a long-term stint in Singapore last year where he bagged 15 wins from 87 rides. A winner of four Group 1 races in India and Qatar, Henrique also won the Group 3 Committee's Prize (1,600m) atop the Ricardo Le Grange-trained Bestseller on March 9, 2024.

With the curtains coming down on Singapore racing on Oct 5, 2024, Henrique returned to Brazil to be with his family before riding in Dubai last month.

After finding one to beat on The Shadow and Tennet Tentennet, Henrique got off the mark in style when Hurricane romped in by 4¾ lengths in the main event on March 9.

Trained by Richard Lim, The Shadow lost by a head to Outfit in the RM38,000 Class 5A contest (1,020m) in Race 2.