Current Tag: Zac Purton
Purton’s Happy Valley mastery continues
POSTED: March 9, 2022
Touted as a potential future sprint star early this season, Nervous Witness has restored lustre to his reputation with a devastating win in the Class...
Waikuku bids for his second G1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup
POSTED: February 18, 2022
Overshadowed for much of a decorated career by Golden Sixty and Beauty Generation’s towering feats, Waikuku bids for a second HK$12 million G1 Queen’s Silver...
Zac Purton excels again to slash Joao Moreira’s lead
POSTED: February 9, 2022
Zac Purton’s assault on Joao Moreira’s jockeys’ championship lead continued apace at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (9 February) when the Australian posted a quartet...
Waikuku denies Golden Sixty in GI Stewards' Cup
POSTED: January 23, 2022
SHA TIN, H.K. – Waikuku delivered a stunning blow at Sha Tin this to deny Golden Sixty a record-equalling win in the G1 Stewards’ Cup...
Hong Kong Classic Series focus for Sha Tin on Sunday
POSTED: January 14, 2022
Determined to build on a positive return to race-riding, Zac Purton believes the pecking order for the HK$48 million Four-Year-Old Classic Series will become clearer...
Joyful Win goes for three at the Valley, Purton returns and Sky Field trials
POSTED: January 11, 2022
Bidding for a hat-trick of wins and a fifth overall – Joyful Win has hit career-best form and he’s got trainer Ricky Yiu believing there’s...
Cruz pins Classic aspirations on Ima Single Man
POSTED: January 7, 2022
Tony Cruz is confident Ima Single Man can stamp Hong Kong Classic Mile credentials with another strong performance in the Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap...
Hong Kong rises to the challenge to stage LONGINES HKIR
POSTED: December 13, 2021
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has saluted Hong Kong’s “can-do” spirit and commitment after another successful staging of the LONGINES...
Soumillon returns to Hong Kong, chases Cup glory with Lei Papale
POSTED: December 10, 2021
Christophe Soumillon returns to the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races with a score to settle this Sunday (12 December) at Sha Tin after missing out...