Ryan Moore politely proves a worldly point

By Peter Hanlon
Updated October 26 2014 - 12:18am, first published October 25 2014 - 8:00pm

Local attitudes to the world's best jockeys when they pop by during spring haven't always shown us in the best light. The failure of Frankie Dettori to land a Melbourne Cup from 13 attempts regularly elicited a "come back when you're good enough" farewell, and even winning isn't guaranteed to command respect, as Frenchman Gerald Mosse discovered when he was referred to as "Gerald Moose".

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