Purton Power Wins The Day
Zac Purton claimed ultimate honours in the HK$800 000 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship on Wednesday at Happy Valley
9th December 2020
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Zac Purton claimed ultimate honours in the HK$800 000 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship on Wednesday at Happy Valley
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has implemented a new algorithm to ensure a fairer distribution of rides for the International Jockeys Championship to be held today
‘It’s been a busy old year and it’s easy to forget the good days I’ve had at smaller meetings, not just the days at Doncaster and Ascot, for example’
“I am just trying to keep everything rolling and I am just delighted with how things are going.”
Teetan will look to join fellow South African Jockey Academy graduate Douglas Whyte (2007 & 2008) as successful defenders of their LONGINES IJC title
Alexis Badel and Neil Callan join Zac Purton, Joao Moreira, Karis Teetan and Vincent Ho as Hong Kong’s representatives for the 2020 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse
Massive confidence booster ahead of Sunday for SAJA graduate
The world’s two top jockeys, the evergreen and effervescent Frankie Dettori and Hong Kong’s own Zac Purton, head a stellar cast competing
A crowd of 30,174 were on hand for the International Jockeys Championship, and the betting turnover was HK$1.348 billion
The winner’s cheque is a cool HK$500,000 share of the overall HK$800,000 on offer
