Zac Purton

Zac Purton (born 3 Jan 1983) is a horse racing jockey. He won the Brisbane jockeys' premiership as an apprentice in 2003, moved to Sydney and was quickly amongst the top jockeys there before he began his Hong Kong career in 2007/08. In the 2013/14 season, Purton ended the 13-year championship reign of Douglas Whyte, becoming the first Australian jockey to win the Hong Kong title since Noel Barker in 1991. . (112 wins). He notched up 112 wins on his way to the title. Purton also raced to what was then the fastest 50 in Hong Kong history that season and became the second rider, after Whyte, to notch 100 wins in a season. Purton lost his title when he came second to Joao Moreira in 2014/15 with 95 wins.

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• Hong kong horse racing jockey zac purton
• Jockey zac purton on king s stand stakes win
• Major Wins
• References

He represented Hong Kong in the World Super Jockey Series held by Japan Racing Association in 2012, recording two wins and being crowned as champion. He won the prestigious Hong Kong Derby in 2015, with the John Size-trained Luger.

Major Wins

G1 AJC Sires' Produce Stakes - Excites (2006)

G1 Chipping Norton Stakes - He's No Pie Eater (2007)

G1 Epsom Handicap - Theseo (2008)

HKG1 Stewards' Cup - Fellowship (2010)

G1 King's Stand Stakes - Little Bridge (2012)

G1 Singapore Airlines International Cup - Military Attack (2013)

HKG1 Hong Kong Gold Cup - Military Attack (2013)

G1 Hong Kong Mile - Ambitious Dragon (2012), Beauty Only (2016)

HKG1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup - Ambitious Dragon (2013)

G1 Hong Kong Vase - Dominant (2013)

G1 Doncaster Handicap - Sacred Falls (2014)

G1 Caulfield Cup - Admire Rakti (2014)

G1 Hong Kong Sprint - Aerovelocity (2014)

HKG1 Hong Kong Derby - Luger (2015)

G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen - Aerovelocity (2015)