PURTON SETS A HIGH BAR EVEN HIGHER. THE CHAMPION JOCKEY LANDS WIN NUMBER 2000 IN HONG KONG
By Graham Potter | Monday, June 1, 2026
Zac Purton broke new ground at Sha Tin on Sunday as the Australian became the first jockey to ride 2000 winners in Hong Kong, reaching the milestone aboard Rising World in the Hong Kong Wu Hua General Association Cup Plate over 1200m for Griffins.
Breaking swiftly from barrier 10 on Brett Crawford’s two-year-old debutant, the eight-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey attained the phenomenal landmark on his 11,229th ride in the city, finishing a short-head in front of Almighty Warrior in 1m 09.74s.
“At least I’m not going to have to go home tonight and listen to Cash say ‘why didn’t you have a winner today, Daddy?’, so we’ve had the winner and he’s got the trophy – so it’s job done,” Purton said.
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Zac Purton and his family with The Hon Martin Liao, Chairman, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, after the Australian rode a 2000th winner in Hong Kong.
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