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Zac Purton rides 1,600th Hong Kong winner with Happy Valley treble
Zac Purton has become only the second jockey in Hong Kong racing history to ride 1,600 winners as the Australian continues a relentless quest of history following a treble at Happy Valley yesterday evening. Douglas Whyte (1,813 wins) is the only other jockey to reach the 1,600-win mark in Hong Kong and Purton’s three-timer leaves... Read More
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Whyte predicts bright future for Flaming Rabbit as Purton slots a treble
Douglas Whyte hopes Flaming Rabbit (Time Test) can ascend to Group company next season after the classy import eclipsed a talent-laden field to win the Class 2 Kau Sai Chau Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday evening. Earning a HK$2 million (approx. AU$382,253) PP Bonus by posting his first Hong Kong win after three minor... Read More
Sword Point claims Hong Kong Reunification Cup for Lor and Purton
Sword Point (American Pharoah) crowned an impressive Hong Kong debut season with an emphatic victory in the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (2000m) at Sha Tin yesterday, shunting Zac Purton closer to eclipsing Joao Moreira’s record for the most wins in a single campaign. Contesting his tenth race this season, the Frankie Lor-trained... Read More
Pierre Ng makes it five wins in two Hong Kong meetings with Happy Valley double
Buoyant after a career-best treble at Sha Tin on Sunday, Pierre Ng maintained his impressive momentum with a double at Happy Valley last night to forge to 40 wins for the season in an excellent debut campaign. Solidifying his place in the Hong Kong trainers’ championship top ten, Ng followed Sunday’s three-timer with a pair... Read More
Size and Purton prove the Premier combination
Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) runner-up Tuchel (Redwood) confirmed the promise of that performance and five wins from his previous 14 starts to capture the Premier Plate Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Trainer John Size and jockey Zac Purton combined to win the feature over nine furlongs and final Group race of... Read More
Beauty Eternal completes back-to-back Group 3 wins with Premier Cup victory
Beauty Eternal (Starspangledbanner) crowned an incredible debut season with victory in the Premier Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday, pushing John Size and Zac Purton closer to respective trainer and jockey championships. The win also completed successive Group 3 victories for Beauty Eternal to enhance his outstanding overall record to seven wins... Read More