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Purton posts sixth straight Hong Kong century with Happy Valley success
Zac Purton joined Joao Moreira as a 2021/22 centurion after reaching the 100-win milestone for the sixth successive Hong Kong season at Happy Valley last night, fanning hopes of a fifth jockeys’ championship. Three days after Moreira moved into triple figures, Purton reached the seasonal benchmark he routinely seeks with a signature ride aboard Richard... Read More
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Moreira hits 100 wins to claim lead in Hong Kong jockeys’ championship
Accelerating a push for a fifth jockeys’ championship, Joao Moreira surged to a century of winners in a Hong Kong season for the seventh time with a double at Sha Tin yesterday, crowning the triple-figure milestone by also wresting the lead in the race to the 2021/22 title from arch-rival Zac Purton. Reaching three figures... Read More
Moreira posts 1200th Hong Kong winner in record time
Joao Moreira created racing history at Happy Valley last night, reaching the 1,200-win milestone in Hong Kong in record time while also over-taking Zac Purton in the battle for the 2021/22 jockeys’ championship after posting a double. On a defining night for Moreira, the 38-year-old Brazilian became only the third jockey to slot 1,200 wins... Read More
Back in business, Golden Sixty steams to victory in Chairman’s Trophy
He came, he saw and he silenced doubters with an unanswerable burst of speed. Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) flattened his rivals at Sha Tin yesterday with a familiar display of sheer dominance to recapture his winning groove in the Chairman’s Trophy (Gr 2, 1600m) for jockey Vincent Ho and trainer Francis Lui. “You can see... Read More
Wellington claims Sprint Cup to lay platform for Chairman’s Sprint Prize
Richard Gibson will attempt to crown Wellington’s (All Too Hard) season in familiar fashion by chasing victory in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, 1200m) after the speedster snared the Sprint Cup (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday with another outstanding display of power. Conceding weight to seven of nine rivals, Wellington shouldered 128lb... Read More
Jerry Chau marks return with Sha Tin double as Frankie Lor edges closer in trainers’ championship
Delivering a reminder of talent and ambition, Jerry Chau shared riding honours at Sha Tin yesterday with Joao Moreira to keep alive hopes of snaring the Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading local jockey with a double. Returning to the fray after missing Wednesday’s Happy Valley meeting, Chau boosted his season’s tally to 24... Read More