Meet Zac Purton, Four-time Hong Kong's Champion Jockey

Meet Zac Purton, Four-time Hong Kong's Champion Jockey
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Go for Track Tour and have lunch with Zac and learn his journey as the four-time Hong Kong's Champion Jockey and the record holder for most Group 1 wins in Hong Kong!

About

Zac Purton is a four-time champion horse racing jockey in Hong Kong and multiple records holder. Zac began his jockey career when he won the Brisbane jockeys’ premiership as an apprentice in 2003. He later moved to Sydney and quickly rose to the top before beginning his career in Hong Kong in 2007/08. During his first championship season, Zac raced to what was then the fastest 50 in Hong Kong’s history and became the second rider to notch 100 wins in a season. Zac had a career-high 168 wins in 2018/19 and became the second jockey in Hong Kong history to ride 1000 winners. Additionally, his races riding Beauty Generation (美麗傳承) had a record breaking 9-start, 9-win season, which created history by becoming the first horse in Hong Kong to smash through the HK$100m prize money mark, setting a new single season prize money record of HK$234,989,515.

Zac is currently the record holder for most Group 1 wins in Hong Kong, most Group 1 wins in a season, and most prize money won in a season. He has also raced in 9 different countries, ridden winning horses in 7 countries, and become Group 1 winner in 6 different countries.

Meet Zac Purton, Four-time Hong Kong's Champion Jockey
Track Tour and lunch with Zac (12 Mar)

12 Mar 7:30am

All places taken.

Event will be held at Sha Tin Racecourse.


Requirements

Track Tour is subject to the visiting policy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and social distancing guidelines on the event date. The experience may be rescheduled or hosted online with consideration of the social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19. A new date and time will be communicated with the participants.

If you're joining as a donor, please note that donations are not refundable. If the event is rescheduled or hosted online and you can't make it, you reserve the right to choose another experience to attend within 6 months.

Cover photo credit: Kenneth Chan

Track Tour and lunch with Zac (12 Mar)

12 Mar 7:30am

All places taken.

Event will be held at Sha Tin Racecourse.


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