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Mark Du Plessis (born 3 October 1975, Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) is a horse racing jockey. He was champion apprentice jockey in Zimbabwe in 1994/1995 and the winner of Zimbabwe senior jockeys' championship in 1997/1998.

He moved to New Zealand and starting riding in the late 1990s in the North Island. He has won 80 Group and listed races and a current total of 867 victories in New Zealand.[1]

Du Plessis also rode in Singapore.[2] and he rode 60 winners in each of the last two seasons during brief stints in Hong Kong.[3]

In 2018 Mark moved to Australia to continue his career.[4]

Major wins

New Zealand

Hong Kong

Singapore

Australia

References

  1. ^ "Mark du Plessis / Jockey Profile / RaceInfo / LOVERACING.NZ".
  2. ^ "Racing: Family ties returning du Plessis to Waikato".
  3. ^ The Hong Kong Jockey Club – Profile of Mark Du Plessis
  4. ^ Nathan Exelby (19 July 2018). "Du Plessis considers his state of play after Grafton Cup". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ^ https://www.racingnews.co.nz/du-plessis-eyes-group-one-prize/
  6. ^ "Racing.com". www.racing.com.
  7. ^ "Racing.com". www.racing.com.
  8. ^ "2020 Result – TAB Victory Stakes (held 23 May 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

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