Ryan Munger has been granted a 12-month licence to ride in Singapore.
His contract will commence on January 1 2020.
Munger, who chose this career path after he was inspired to follow into the footsteps of his jockey-uncle Stuart Randolph, enrolled at the South African Jockey Academy in 2011 and after rapidly rising through the ranks, now figures among the leading jockeys on the national log.
Crowned Zimbabwe champion jockey in the 2017-2018 season, the Durban-born Munger was first based in Johannesburg. He moved to Cape Town in October 2018 to briefly join trainer Glen Kotzen as his stable jockey before going freelance shortly after.
Last year, Munger finished eighth on the national log on 127 winners. He is currently in eighth place on 31 winners.
He has racked up around 570 winners, including four at Gr3 level and six in Listed races.
His first Gr3 wins came in the Caradoc Gold Cup with Ilitshe at Turffontein in 2017, while other notable feature wins at Turffontein include the Gr3 Graham Beck Stakes with National Park last November and the Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes with Palace Of Dreams in March.
In terms of overseas experience, Munger participated in an apprentice jockeys’ challenge in Abu Dhabi back in 2014.
- Singapore Turf Club
