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Zac Purton, Francis Lui crowned Valley Kings after Happy Valley finale

Posted on July 13, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton and Francis Lui have been acclaimed Hong Kong racing's ‘Kings of The Valley' after the pair clinched the jockey and trainer mantles for the most wins at Happy Valley this season with multiples on Wednesday night. Entering the meeting locked on 49 wins with Vincent Ho – who had led for much of[...]

Posted on April 20, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Unruffled by Circuit Seven's wide draw in Wednesday's (April 20) Class 4 Po Lam Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley, Matthew Poon is heading to the city circuit with one thing in mind – hitting a new personal best by season's close on 16 July after he surged to a new high of 37 wins last[...]

Posted on January 27, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Building impressive mid-season momentum, Tony Cruz posted a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (26 January) in an ominous foretaste to the HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 January). Cruz will saddle California Spangle and Ima Single Man in Sunday's feature armed with vital impetus after revelling[...]

Posted on December 9, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton has joined Douglas Whyte and Frankie Dettori as a triple winner of the International Jockeys' Championship, claiming the title without a victory in the four-race series at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (8 December) to add further lustre to a phenomenal resume. Four days after overtaking Whyte as the winner of the most[...]

Posted on December 7, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Bidding to join Frankie Dettori and Douglas Whyte as a three-time winner of the HKD$800,000 LONGINES International Jockeys' Championship (IJC), Zac Purton believes fellow dual series champion Ryan Moore is the rider to beat at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (8 December). Reigning champion Purton and Moore, rated the 2021 LONGINES World's Best Jockey, will[...]

Zac Purton, Francis Lui crowned Valley Kings after Happy Valley finale

Personal best within reach for Poon

Tony Cruz limbers up for the Hong Kong Classic Mile with Happy Valley treble

Purton wins record-equalling third International Jockeys’ Championship

Zac Purton names Ryan Moore as hardest to beat for IJC title

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