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mosse at longchamps in 2012 france 03 january 1967 gerald mosse jockey.jpg gérald mossé
 gérald mossé jockey
gérald mossé

gérald mossé -lrb- born 3 january 1967 in france -rrb- is a jockey in thoroughbred horse racing .
he began riding professionally in april 1983 and his success during his apprenticeship under patrick-louis biancone led to an offer to ride for renowned trainer françois boutin and his stable of horses belonging to jean-luc lagardère .
mossé went on to become one of his country 's top jockeys , winning the 1990 prix de l'arc de triomphe .
in 1991 , he rode arazi to five straight wins in france then spent 1992 and part of 1993 racing in hong kong .
from 1993 to late 2001 , gérald mossé was the principal rider for the horses belonging to the aga khan iv .
he then returned to live and race in hong kong -lrb- where he is also known in chinese as 巫斯義 -rrb- but continues to ride in major european and international races .
on november 2 , 2010 , mossé became the first french jockey to win the melbourne cup on the us bred horse americain .
he added 35 victories in 2010/2011 , he is one of an elite group of jockeys to have ridden more than 500 winners in hong kong .
in 2013/14 , mossé ended the season with 24 wins for a hk career total of 603 .
