David Moran hails from Templemore, Ireland and started his career in 1999 with trainer Frank Ennis before becoming an apprentice rider for Jim Bolger in 2001. Moran became a full-time jockey in the spring of 2009 and over the next two years made six trips to Woodbine with Carolyn Costigan trainees, garnering wins with Roan Inish in the 2009 Princess Elizabeth Stakes and 2010 Woodbine Oaks. In 2011 Moran and his family moved to Canada and he scored his first win as a Woodbine regular with War Ridge. His first stakes win after the move came on Sept. 8, 2012 in the La Prevoyante Stakes with Nikkis Bold Gelato. Since then, Moran has guided horses to multiple stakes wins, including 12 graded victories.
You can have any racetrack job for a day. Which one do you choose and why?
“That’s a tough one. I suppose I’d go with doing the TV commentary. That would be pretty cool. I think that would be a lot of fun. You could set up the races, talk about the horses, who has the best chance, and then make your selections. I don’t know if I could keep up with the broadcast crew, but it would be fun to give it a try.”