Zac Purton

Alexis Badel hopeful Tourbillon Diamond can figure in Champions & Chater Cup

Posted on May 22, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Alexis Badel is optimistic Tourbillon Diamond can trade on proven stamina reserves to contend strongly in the HKD$12 million Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (May 22) after an excellent last-start effort. Third in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick Racecourse in April, 2020 when[...]

Posted on April 30, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Buoyed by the FWD Champion’s Day heroics of Romantic Warrior and California Spangle, Caspar Fownes believes Senor Toba’s BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) performance bodes strongly for a winning display in the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (May 1). Pointing to Romantic Warrior’s outstanding Group 1 FWD[...]

Posted on April 28, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Banishing memories of December’s injuries, Lyle Hewitson exalted in the finest display of his Hong Kong career by posting a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 27), matching South African compatriot’s Douglas Whyte’s effort to snare a three-timer. Seriously injured in a fall in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on[...]

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

Nervous Witness faces a weighty task in tonight’s (Wednesday, April 27) Class 2 Cheong Ming Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley as he looks to maintain his sparkling rise after soaring to a triple-figure rating with four wins from his first seven starts. One of Hong Kong’s most exciting talents, Nervous Witness will shoulder 133lb for[...]

Posted on April 25, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Surging into history with another remarkable performance, Romantic Warrior has capped an unlikely ascent from obscurity to stardom for Danny Shum and Karis Teetan with a stunning HKD$25 million Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) victory at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 24). Joining Werther (2016), Designs On Rome (2014), Ambitious Dragon (2011) and Vengeance[...]

Posted on April 23, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Synonymous with some of Hong Kong’s greatest horses, Zac Purton is excited by prospect of challenging Golden Sixty aboard California Spangle in a generational clash in the Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 24). Hong Kong’s highest-rated horse at 131, Golden Sixty bids for a 21st career victory, sixth[...]

Posted on April 22, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Declaring Golden Sixty in peak condition as he bids for historic success in the Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 24), Vincent Ho and Francis Lui believe the outstanding galloper is perfectly suited by an inside draw in the HKD$20 million feature. Chasing an unmatched 21st Hong Kong victory[...]

Posted on April 17, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The rollercoaster tussle for the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship continued at Sha Tin on Saturday (April 16) when a treble propelled Zac Purton back into the lead as former Italian galloper Campione continued an impressive emergence for Tony Cruz. Trailing Joao Moreira by two wins before the meeting, Purton edged to a 104-103 buffer after[...]

Posted on April 15, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Bracing for a Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) showdown with Golden Sixty aboard California Spangle on Sunday, April 24, Zac Purton hopes to build momentum to the showpiece meeting aboard Sauvestre in the Class 3 Ma Kong Shan Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday (April 16). Locked in a familiar battle for supremacy[...]

Posted on April 14, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton has joined Joao Moreira as a 2021/22 centurion after reaching the 100-win milestone for the sixth successive Hong Kong season at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 13), fanning hopes of a fifth jockeys’ championship. Three days after Moreira moved into triple figures, Purton reached the seasonal benchmark he routinely seeks with a[...]

Posted on April 13, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Tuning up for his HKD$20 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) tilt and clash with Hong Kong’s champion, Golden Sixty – California Spangle cruised in familiar fashion through his barrier trial under a motionless Zac Purton on Tuesday (April 12) at Sha Tin. Rolling into his customary position at the head of the pack,[...]

Posted on April 9, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Locked in familiar battle with Zac Purton for the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship, Joao Moreira aims to reach the century milestone for the seventh time in nine seasons when he takes a full book of rides at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 10). Featuring once more in a riveting contest with arch-rival Purton for overall[...]

Posted on April 7, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira created racing history at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 6), reaching the 1,200-win milestone in Hong Kong record time while also over-taking Zac Purton in the battle for the 2021/22 jockeys’ championship after posting a double. On a defining night for Moreira, the 38-year-old Brazilian became only the third jockey to slot[...]

Posted on April 4, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Richard Gibson will attempt to crown Wellington’s season in familiar fashion by chasing victory in the Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) in three weeks after the speedster snared the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 3) with another outstanding display of power. Conceding weight to seven of nine rivals,[...]

Posted on March 26, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Locked in a familiar battle for Hong Kong jockeys’ championship supremacy with Joao Moreira, Zac Purton is optimistic Beauty Joy and Oriental Smoke can continue the Australian’s charge towards a fifth title at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 March). Leading Moreira 94-90, Purton has nine rides across the 10-race card and is hopeful Tony Cruz’s[...]

Posted on March 24, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Frankie Lor breathed fresh life into aspirations of a first Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a treble as Joao Moreira cut into Zac Purton’s buffer in the jockeys’ title with a double on a night of milestones at a drenched Happy Valley on Wednesday (23 March). Runner-up to John Size in his first season in[...]

Posted on March 22, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Romantic Warrior has forged into BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) history as the first triumphant graduate of the Hong Kong International Sale after crowning a meteoric rise by snaring the HKD$24 million Classic with dramatic victory over California Spangle at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 March). Purchased at the June 2021 sale for HKD$4.8 million[...]

Alexis Badel hopeful Tourbillon Diamond can figure in Champions & Chater Cup

Fownes has faith in Senor Toba ahead of Queen Mother Memorial Cup

Lyle Hewitson, Douglas Whyte dominate Happy Valley with trebles

Nervous Witness Out To Continue Ascent At Happy Valley

Romantic Warrior soars into rare company with brilliant QEII Cup triumph

California Spangle’s tilt at Golden Sixty excites Purton

Ho, Lui welcome perfect Champions Mile draw as Golden Sixty chases history

Zac Purton regains jockeys’ championship lead

Zac Purton chasing more wins as focus on Champions Day sharpens

Zac Purton posts sixth straight Hong Kong century with Happy Valley success

California Spangle gears up for Golden Sixty assignment

Joao Moreira hunts more victories at Sha Tin in race to season century

Joao Moreira posts 1200th Hong Kong winner in record time

Wellington claims Group 2 Sprint Cup

Zac Purton hopes to maintain momentum at Sha Tin

Frankie Lor preserves championship hopes with Happy Valley treble

Warrior creates Hong Kong Derby history for Danny Shum, Karis Teetan

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