Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 11:09 am |
Back to: Europe, Top News Europe
Douglas Whyte (left) and Zac Purton after the latter equaled Whyte’s record. Purton would go on to break it in the evening’s nightcap | HKJC
Zac Purton has broken Douglas Whyte’s Hong Kong all-time win record of 1,813 after scoring at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening.
Purton was aboard Spirit Of Peace (Aus) (Harry Angel {Ire}) in the Class 4 Kowloon Park Handicap over 1200 metres, the third race on the card, when he tied Whyte’s record. In Wednesday’s finale, the Class 3 Victoria Park Handicap, the Australian booted View Of The World (NZ) (Derryn {Aus}) home to bring his all-win record on the island to 1,814 and take the record outright.
A multiple champion jockey in Hong Kong, Whyte retired in 2019. Purton, who moved to Hong Kong in 2007, needed just 73 victories to equal Whyte’s tally at the start of the 2024/2025 Hong Kong season.
Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.
Never miss another story from the TDN
Click Here to sign up for a free subscription.
