Weichong Marwing

Weichong Marwing
Weichong Marwing
Occupation	Jockey
Born	14 March 1970 (age 55); South Africa
Career wins	ongoing
Major racing wins
	Champions Mile (2002); Hong Kong Derby (2002); Hong Kong Mile (2002); Hong Kong Gold Cup (2003); Dubai Duty Free Stakes (2004); UAE Derby (2004, 2007); Godolphin Mile (2005); Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2006)
Significant horses
	Yard-Arm, Olympic Express, Asiatic Boy

Weichong C. Marwing (born 14 March 1970 in South Africa) is a Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Based in South Africa, he has won a number of important international Group One races. He is well remembered for riding Irridescence to victory over the great Ouija Board in the 2006 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. In 2007, for trainer Mike De Kock he won his second United Arab Emirates Derby at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse aboard Asiatic Boy, a horse he says is the best he has ever ridden.

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His brother, Weiho Marwing, is also involved in Thoroughbred racing and is a trainer in South Africa.

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