GARY Moore's glittering and sometimes turbulent 30-year riding career ends shortly after 7.45 pm on tonight's big Macau International Jockeys Invitation Cup and Bowl card.
It is the end of an era and the last time the greatest showman Hong Kong or Macau racing has seen will ride professionally.
Moore has wowed the public on both sides of the Pearl River but beneath that desire to entertain there is also a steely professionalism once the gates burst open.
Seven Hong Kong championships, one French title, an Arc de Triomphe, one French and two Hong Kong Derbies, an English and French 1,000 Guineas and 20 Group One triumphs worldwide pay eloquent testimony to that.
'I'd love to go out on a winner and feel that Montana Max in the second event is my best chance,' Moore said yesterday.
'He's much better on fast ground and has been trained for this race. The distance will suit and he's really well in himself.