20-year-old Eclipse Award Winner Pietro Moran to Ride at Gulfstream Park Sunday

Pietro Moran, the 20-year-old jockey who captured the 2025 Eclipse Award as Outstanding Apprentice, is set to ride at Gulfstream Park for the upcoming Sunday card, industry outlets reported on Feb. 26, 2026. The move places Moran on one of the highest-profile winter circuits after a breakthrough season in Canada.

Moran built his reputation as a dominant figure at Woodbine and across Ontario racing during 2025, a campaign that earned him the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice. His age and award status were central to industry attention as news outlets flagged the Gulfstream engagement on Feb. 26, 2026.

The announced Sunday appearance at Gulfstream Park will be Moran’s most visible U.S. engagement tied explicitly to the 2025 Eclipse Award recognition, industry outlets said on Feb. 26, 2026. Gulfstream Park’s winter meet routinely draws trainers and owners from across North America, and Moran’s presence on the card could translate his Woodbine momentum into new American mounts.

Moran’s transition from Woodbine and Ontario racing to a Gulfstream Park appearance has immediate calendar implications for his riding schedule, given the overlapping winter circuits and Gulfstream’s Sunday card programming reported on Feb. 26, 2026. At 20 years old and riding off a national award, Moran will arrive in Florida with the Eclipse Award title attached to his name, a credential that often influences trainers’ and owners’ decisions on short-notice bookings.

Industry outlets reported the development on Feb. 26, 2026; as the Gulfstream Park Sunday card approaches, Moran’s mounts and the trainers who place him will provide a clearer measure of how his 2025 success at Woodbine translates to the U.S. stage. For now, the combination of his age, his 2025 Eclipse Award, and the scheduled Gulfstream appearance marks a significant next step in Moran’s early career.