Omar Moreno, the 2009 Sovereign Award recipient for outstanding apprentice jockey in Canada, was given another well-deserved honour on Monday evening in Miami, an Eclipse Award, for his riding efforts in 2010.

Moreno, who won his first race with his first mount, Fortress Mountain, on August 10, 2008, at Grand Prairie, Alberta, becomes the fourth Canadian-based rider (Mickey Walls, 1991; Neil Poznansky, 1996; Emma-Jayne Wilson, 2005) to take home the coveted Eclipse Award as North America’s champion apprentice.

Based at Woodbine for the past two campaigns, Moreno finished fifth in the Toronto oval standings in 2010, courtesy of 126 victories, including four stakes scores.

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