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‘Lying, stealing, cheating’: dream puts jockey’s life back on the track

WATCH – RIDING TALL! –

July 13, 2021 – Moya reflected on his harrowing journey while seated in the stable office of trainer Anthony Margotta, whose own heroin addiction cost him everything before slowly rebuilding his personal and professional life over the past seven years ago.

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A Newark native, Moya began riding at the urging of his father, Ramon, who trained horses until 2018. His mounts earned nearly $5.4 million before what began as an addiction to painkillers sidetracked a once-promising career.

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