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Zac Purton celebrates his 1,500th Hong Kong win after Handsome Twelve’s victory at Sha Tin on Saturday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Four for Twelve at Sha Tin equals 1,500 in Hong Kong for record-breaking Purton

Australian superstar reaches the milestone on his 8,896th ride, taking 397 starts fewer than the only other jockey to achieve the feat, Douglas Whyte

24 Dec 2022

Zac Purton returns to the Sha Tin winner’s enclosure aboard Beautyverse on November 6. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton hopes for Beautyverse bounce after horse ‘got it all wrong second time’

23 Dec 2022 - 8:14 PM

Zac Purton celebrates his 1,498th Hong Kong win aboard Howdeepisyourlove at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Column

Prime Purton outperforming market despite Zac Tax

22 Dec 2022 - 7:51 PM

Nordic Dragon makes it two from two and complete Vincent Ho’s Happy Valley treble on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Trebles for Ho and Purton as Dragon advertises his Classic Mile credentials

22 Dec 2022 - 12:31 AM

Zac Purton rides Ping Hai Galaxy to win the Class Two Lukfook Jewellery Cup (1,000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Champions Size and Purton to the fore as Ping Hai Galaxy sprints stylishly

19 Dec 2022 - 9:40 AM

Zac Purton rides Midori Beauty in a gallop. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Midori Beauty sucks in Purton again: ‘I just know it’s there’

17 Dec 2022 - 9:33 AM

California Spangle (left) beats Golden Sixty by a neck to win the Group One Longines Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Spangle and Purton improvise to stop Sixty scoring Hong Kong Mile hat-trick

11 Dec 2022 - 9:36 PM

Zac Purton (left) and Joao Moreira are all smiles at the end of the 2017-18 season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Zac Purton likens Joao Moreira rivalry to the pressure of riding Beauty Generation

11 Dec 2022 - 9:48 AM

Just how do Hong Kong jockeys Vincent Ho and Matthew Chadwick prepare for racing? Photos: YouTube

Style Edit

STYLE Edit: How Hong Kong’s home-grown jockeys prepare for the Longines IJC

7 Dec 2022 - 10:00 AM

Super Win Dragon races past Campione to win the Class Two Salisbury Handicap (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Super Win Dragon rubs the noses of his rivals in the dirt again

4 Dec 2022 - 8:29 PM

A Pal costs to victory under Derek Leung at Sha Tin on November 6. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

A Pal seeks to make it tough for Leung to choose his best four-year-old friend

3 Dec 2022 - 8:49 AM

Zac Purton salutes aboard Sweet Encounter at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton out of Wednesday’s Valley meeting after testing Covid positive again

30 Nov 2022 - 12:36 PM

Sweet Encounter carries Zac Purton to the jockey’s 50th win this season in record-breaking time. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton becomes first HK jockey to score a half-century of wins before December

27 Nov 2022 - 9:00 PM

Beauty Eternal and Zac Purton run into the last of several dead ends at Sha Tin on November 6. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Beauty Eternal and Superb Capitalist lock horns in Class Three cracker

26 Nov 2022 - 1:28 PM

Zac Purton trials Romantic Warrior at Sha Tin on October 18. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton chases HKIR mounts after missing out on Warrior: ‘I wanted to ride it’

26 Nov 2022 - 10:34 AM

Zac Purton celebrates his record-breaking win at Happy Valley last night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Zac Purton breaks Douglas Whyte’s record for most Happy Valley winners

24 Nov 2022 - 12:26 AM

Lucky Sweynesse wins the Group Two BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint under Zac Purton at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Nothing Lucky about Sweynesse success as Man declares him the best he’s trained

20 Nov 2022 - 9:12 PM

Hugh Bowman after winning aboard Country Star at Happy Valley in 2018. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

It’s no Soumillon circus, but Bowman blow shows how far behind HK remains

15 Nov 2022 - 8:11 AM

Topic / Zac Purton

Zac Purton

After graduating, Mark joined Racing Post in 1996 and was its chief sports writer until he moved to Australia in 2001. In Australia, he was the media manager of, among others, Centrebet, Sydney FC and Tom Waterhouse, and he ran the Western Australian Turf Club's racing and wagering operations.