Zac Purton

Beauty Eternal lifts Jockey Club Mile as Golden Sixty test looms

Posted on November 20, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Preparing to meet Golden Sixty at next month's Hong Kong International Races, Beauty Eternal landed the biggest prize of his burgeoning career in Sunday's HK$5.35 million Group 2 Jockey Club Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin. Carrying the same silks as exceptional miler Beauty Generation for owner Patrick Kwok, Beauty Eternal (123lb) took his racing to[...]

Posted on November 20, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

After two successive defeats, champion sprinter Lucky Sweynesse produced a fighting finish to narrowly down Victor The Winner to claim successive victories in the Group 2 Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin. Lucky Sweynesse will now aim to land his first Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on December 10. It was Zac[...]

Posted on November 20, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

John Size added another remarkable layer to an extraordinary career when the 12-time champion trainer saddled his 1,500th Hong Kong winner at Sha Tin on Sunday, becoming only the second person to achieve the feat behind fellow Australian John Moore. Marking his entry into one of Hong Kong racing's most exclusive clubs with a quartet,[...]

Posted on November 15, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Leading the trainers' championship on 20 wins, Pierre Ng is confident Taj Dragon can overcome Happy Valley's nuances when he contests the HK$3.12 million Class 2 Tokyo Handicap (1650m) under jockey Zac Purton on Wednesday night. A three-time winner from 10 starts at Sha Tin, Taj Dragon (121lb) tackles the city circuit's unique turns, undulations[...]

Posted on October 30, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Seasons Wit went a long way to confirming some of his early promise as he romped to a fourth straight win at Happy Valley. Expertly handled by superstar jockey Zac Purton, who collected a four-timer at the fixture, Seasons Wit (119lb) – trained by Jamie Richards – extended smartly for a three length first-up success[...]

Posted on October 21, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton believes Lucky Sweynesse is poised to improve significantly in the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, but is wary of race tactics which might again favour Victor The Winner in the HK$5.35 million feature. Danny Shum's Victor The Winner (115lb) condemned Lucky Sweynesse (135lb) to only the fifth[...]

Posted on October 14, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Acclaimed last season as Hong Kong's Most Improved Horse, Beauty Eternal embarks on the first step towards the HK$32 million Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) when the talented five-year-old contests the G2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Resuming after closing a wonderful debut season with success in the Group[...]

Posted on October 2, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Francis Lui accelerated a blistering start to the season with a Sha Tin treble crowned by Stoltz's courageous victory in the HK$4.2 million Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) to extend his lead at the top of the Hong Kong trainers' championship on Sunday. Stoltz was the third leg of Lui's three-timer after earlier[...]

Posted on September 29, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Chasing successive wins in the early-season feature, six-time champion jockey Zac Purton believes Stoltz has the quality to successfully contend in the Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. To face six rivals, including dual Group 1 place-getter Sight Success (135lb) and last start winner Kurpany (119lb), Stoltz (124lb) will[...]

Posted on September 28, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Keen to build on a strong debut season, Pierre Ng notched his first double of the 2023/24 campaign at Happy Valley on Wednesday night as the young trainer outlined ambitions to hit fresh targets. Ng, 40, produced 41 wins from 511 starters last term and, with tonight's brace through Medic Elite and Happy Angel, he[...]

Posted on September 23, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton believes Circuit Stellar's barrier manners will be crucial to the outcome of the HK$4.2 million Group 3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday when Tony Cruz searches for a third successive victory in the season's first Group contest. To face only five rivals this weekend – Beauty Joy (135lb), Healthy[...]

Posted on September 5, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton has sounded a note of caution ahead of Lucky Sweynesse's Hong Kong return on Sunday after the champion sprinter breezed through a delayed trial at Sha Tin on Monday. Postponed from its original schedule of Friday morning because of Super Typhoon Saola, Monday's 1000m trial saw Lucky Sweynesse finish second to one of[...]

Posted on July 15, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Golden Sixty's record-breaking performance during the 2022/23 racing season saw Hong Kong's champion earn the Horse of the Year title for a third consecutive year. As such, he becomes the first horse in the history of Hong Kong racing to annex three consecutive Horse of the Year crowns. The Francis Lui-trained seven-year-old's efforts this season[...]

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 July 10, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton will continue his pursuit of Douglas Whyte's towering Hong Kong career record for the most wins by a jockey after surpassing Joao Moreira's mark for the most victories in a single season at Sha Tin on Sunday. Further cementing his status among Hong Kong horseracing's galaxy of stars, Purton eclipsed Moreira's 2016/17 record[...]

Posted on July 7, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton continues his pursuit of history with 11 rides at Sha Tin on Sunday as John Size – who is bidding for a record 12th Hong Kong trainers' championship – hopes Courier Wonder's consistency will be rewarded. With a career-high 169 wins from 688 rides for the season, Purton requires only one more win[...]

Posted on July 7, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton has become only the second jockey in Hong Kong racing history to ride 1600 winners as the Australian continues a relentless quest of history following a treble at Happy Valley on Thursday night. Douglas Whyte (1813 wins) is the only other jockey to reach the 1,600-win mark in Hong Kong and Purton's three-timer[...]

Beauty Eternal lifts Jockey Club Mile as Golden Sixty test looms

Lucky Sweynesse bounces back to form with Jockey Club Sprint win

John Size posts 1,500th Hong Kong win

Taj Dragon rises chasing a Happy Valley first

Purton rides quartet, Seasons Wit extends winning streak at Happy Valley

Lucky Sweynesse primed to improve in Group 2 Premier Bowl

Beauty Eternal set for Sha Tin Trophy return

Lui, Purton combine with Stoltz to land Group 3 National Day Cup

Zac Purton confident with Stoltz ahead of Sha Tin Group 3

Ng, Fownes, Bowman and Purton share Happy Valley spotlight

Purton, Cruz search for more Group 3 Celebration Cup success

Lucky Sweynesse limbers up for Sunday’s Sha Tin season-opener

Golden Sixty crowned Hong Kong Horse of the Year

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

Zac Purton races to Hong Kong record, eclipses Joao Moreira’s mark

Zac Purton on brink of history

Zac Purton rides 1600th Hong Kong winner with Happy Valley treble

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