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Vincent Ho
A graduate of the HKJC Apprentice Jockeys' School, Vincent Ho is one of the shining lights of the local industry. After spending time in New Zealand, he started competing in Hong Kong in 2009-10 and being the Champion Apprentice in 2010-11. He continued to climb up the ranks, going on to win the Tony Cruz Award as the leading local jockey in 2018-19. Ho reached greater heights in 2019-20, sweeping the four-year-old series with Golden Sixty and winning his first Group One with Southern Legend in the Champions Mile.
Born
25 May 1990
Industry
Sport
Job Title
Jockey
last updated:
7 October, 2024
Zac Purton will be on the sidelines on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Sickness sidelines Purton from midweek dirt card: ‘I’m just exhausted’

Champion jockey will sit out Wednesday’s eight-race all-weather card at Sha Tin.

Hong Kong racing

Healthy Healthy bags second win in five days as Ho nails treble

Hong Kong racing

Ho hopes Steps Ahead can boost Classic Mile claims with Sha Tin hat-trick

Hong Kong racing

Ho bags 600th HK winner a week out from IJC defence

Superstar local jockey reaches the milestone with a swooping victory aboard Pierre Ng’s Healthy Healthy.

Vincent Ho celebrates his 600th Hong Kong winner with fans. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Ho roars to life with Valley treble: ‘Hopefully the winners can keep coming’

Leading home-grown jockey returns to top form at city circuit with first three-timer since October 1 last year.

Hong Kong racing

Slow-starting Ho surely pinching himself as Patch steps into Sixty void

Star jockey in box seat to carry on Group One mile dominance as gun galloper continues to step up.

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Hong Kong racing

Ho declares Patch the heir apparent to Sixty after stunning Sha Tin Trophy win

Jockey labels Pierre Ng’s excitement machine ‘the next future star’ after sensational return in Sunday’s feature.

Vincent Ho steers Galaxy Patch to victory in the Sha Tin Trophy. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Lui hails Golden Sixty effect: ‘I would say he taught me how to train’

Veteran trainer and jockey Vincent Ho are well aware of the impact the brilliant galloper has had on their careers.

Hong Kong racing

Emotions high as Golden ride comes to an end: ‘He’s become one of our family’

Jockey Vincent Ho pays tribute to Golden Sixty’s ‘mindset of a champion’ and the magnificent miler’s affinity with fans.

Hong Kong racing

Golden Sixty’s five most memorable wins

The city’s most successful horse will not run again, with Hong Kong racing’s worst-kept secret confirmed at Sha Tin on Friday

Golden Sixty (right) grabs Hong Kong Derby victory in the final strides. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

HK racing off-season update: mixed results for jockeys as Royal Ascot winner lands

Lyle Hewitson begins Australia stint as Vincent Ho finishes third in the German Oaks and Harry Bentley bags a Newmarket double

Harry Bentley has found some form in the United Kingdom. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

HK racing off-season update: Bentley and Ho set for Goodwood, 24-25 fixture released

Two Hong Kong-based jockeys will ride at an iconic UK racing festival, while the Jockey Club has confirmed dates for the new HK season

Hong Kong racing

HK racing off-season update: Mugen set for Japan as Ho, Bowman strike overseas

Emerging sprinter bound for Sprinters Stakes as Hong Kong-based riders taste summer success abroad

Hong Kong racing

Galaxy Patch explodes to snare more feature success: ‘He’s a future star’

Jockey Vincent Ho is full of praise for the electric four-year-old after he reels off a blistering final 400m to swamp his rivals at Sha Tin on Sunday night

Galaxy Patch thunders home to win the Group Three Premier Plate (1,800m) under Vincent Ho. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Ho hopes to Patch up ‘tough’ season in Premier Plate: ‘He’s the best horse in the race’

Hong Kong’s top home-grown jockey aims to end injury-riddled campaign on a high in Sunday’s Group Three

Vincent Ho lifts Galaxy Patch (left) to a narrow Lion Rock Trophy win over Chancheng Glory. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Fit-again Ho boots home first winner since January en route to Sha Tin double

At his second meeting back after nearly three months on the sidelines, the star jockey steers Baby Crystal and Holy Lake to victory on Sunday

Hong Kong racing

Galaxy Patch bound for epic Champions Mile clash with Golden Sixty

Trainer Pierre Ng confirms Champions Day target for last-start Hong Kong Derby runner-up

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Ho to miss Sunday’s meeting and maybe longer after nasty fall at Sha Tin

Jockey Club stewards confirm only that the 33-year-old was assessed on Thursday and ‘is in a stable condition and will undertake further tests’

Jockey Vincent Ho. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Ho expresses confidence ahead of HK$8.6 million sale topper’s debut at Sha Tin

In-form jockey rides Patch Of Theta in a 1,000m sprint on Sunday when the most expensive lot at this year’s local auction makes his competitive bow

Hong Kong racing

From towel boy to IJC hero: Ho becomes first home-grown winner

After pipping Zac Purton in Wednesday’s prestigious competition, the superstar rider remembers asking his idols for autographs on Happy Valley’s night of nights

Hong Kong racing

Sixty impresses Ho ahead of return: ‘Everyone should still believe in him’

Superstar galloper and Cox Plate hero Romantic Warrior limber up for next month’s Longines Hong Kong International Races

Golden Sixty (right) and Romantic Warrior (centre) prepare for HKIR in a 1,600m turf trial at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Jockey Club Cup winner Straight Arron books ticket to Hong Kong’s richest race

Caspar Fownes’ stable star is bound for next month’s HK$36 million Group One contest after winning Sunday’s Group Two event over 2,000m at Sha Tin

Straight Arron wins the Group Two BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2,000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Mo breaks six-month drought and delays Size’s inevitable 1,500th Hong Kong win

Multidarling runs down 12-time champion trainer’s Act Of Faith to take out a Class Four sprint at Happy Valley on Wednesday night

Hong Kong racing

Ho free to ride Sixty, but it’s cost him HK$120,000: ‘it’s not what I hoped for’

Star local jockey gets a two-meeting reduction on the lengthy suspension he received for failing to ride Capital Delight all the way to the line

Hong Kong racing

Team Golden Sixty ‘open-minded’ about possible Jockey Club Mile tilt

Connections happy with three-time Horse of the Year as they weigh up their options following the galloper’s trial at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning

Golden Sixty finishes sixth in his Sha Tin turf trial on Tuesday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Fownes supports Ho as Capital Delight returns to the races without banned jockey

Dead-heat winner of controversial contest is one of three last-start victors among trainer’s seven runners at Happy Valley on Wednesday night

Vincent Ho (left) and Caspar Fownes at the trophy presentation following Capital Delight’s dead heat with Lucky Archangel at Happy Valley on October 4. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Ho and Lui hoping Sha Tin is a more Joyful hunting ground this time around

Despite missing the feature and losing a winning chance through Enterprise Attack’s scratching, the jockey and the trainer still have reasons to be excited

Hong Kong racing

Ho focusing on the positives as he prepares to fight 10-meeting suspension

Injured in Japan in the off-season, Ho says the ban will allow him to ‘take the time to heal 100 per cent rather than pushing the boundaries every meeting’.

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