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ZAC PURTON

  • Hong Kong

Zac Purton began his apprenticeship in Brisbane where he won the 2003 Jockey Premiership before moving to Sydney with good success.

Purton was twice runner up in the Sydney Jockey Premiership, his first Group 1 win
coming with Excites in the 2006 Sires' Produce Stakes at Randwick.

Zac Purton moved to Hong Kong in 2007 where he has continued to have good success, his first Hong Kong Group 1 coming with Ambitious Dragon in the 2012 Hong Kong Mile.

In 2012, Purton won the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot with Little Bridge before ending Douglas Whyte's 13-season dominance with his first Hong Kong Jockeys' championship in 2013/14.

Also a regular addition to Australian feature carnivals, Purton is one of the most highly regarded jockeys in Australasia with Group 1 wins in six countries

First Runner 12 Nov 1999
Falcon's Domain (Aus)  
Grafton (Nsw)  |  Open Handicap
First Win 06 May 2000
Magic Zap (Aus)
Armidale (Nsw)  |  Class 5 Handicap
Best Horse :
KA YING RISING (Timeform Rating 132)
First Group Win (G1):
EXCITES (15 Apr 2006)

ZAC PURTON's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
6 of 12 16 Jul 2025 HAPV DRAGON FOUR SEAS $4.5 RST80-60 C3 1200m $361,868 MANFRED MAN 1:09.13
1 of 12 16 Jul 2025 HAPV BEAUTY WAVES $2.9 RST105-80 C2 1200m $552,529 A S CRUZ 1:08.10
1 of 12 16 Jul 2025 HAPV HIGHLAND RAHY $3.1 RST80-60 C3 1650m $398,833 K W LUI 1:38.34
3 of 12 16 Jul 2025 HAPV CHAIN OF GOLD $3.9 RST60-40 C4 1650m $227,626 W K MO 1:39.60
2 of 12 16 Jul 2025 HAPV HONEST WITNESS $2.2 RST60-40 C4 1200m $227,626 DAVID A HAYES 1:09.43
11 of 12 16 Jul 2025 HAPV GOOD LUCK WIN $9 RST60-40 C4 1800m $227,626 K H TING 1:48.84
7 of 11 16 Jul 2025 HAPV THUNDER PRINCE $6.6 RST60-40 C4 1200m $227,626 W Y SO 1:09.28
7 of 12 16 Jul 2025 HAPV TRIUMPHANT WARRIOR $2.4 RST40-0 C5 1200m $170,233 DANNY SHUM 1:09.96
1 of 14 13 Jul 2025 SHAT BEAUTY BOLT $2.7 RST80-60 C3 1400m $361,868 A S CRUZ 1:21.11
4 of 14 13 Jul 2025 SHAT SUPER INFINITY $5.3 RST80-60 C3 1200m $361,868 MARK NEWNHAM 1:08.71

Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
A S CRUZ 4 80.0% 0 80.0% 5 $882,799 0 0 0 0 $3.84
MANFRED MAN 3 50.0% 2 83.3% 6 $623,535 0 0 0 0 $1.50
DAVID HALL 3 50.0% 2 83.3% 6 $497,192 0 0 0 0 $1.78
DAVID EUSTACE 3 50.0% 0 50.0% 6 $782,382 0 0 0 0 $1.17
JAMIE RICHARDS 2 28.6% 1 42.9% 7 $263,883 0 0 0 0 $0.83
K H TING 2 50.0% 0 50.0% 4 $359,656 0 0 0 0 $0.92
K W LUI 2 66.7% 0 66.7% 3 $359,656 0 0 0 0 $1.97
DAVID A HAYES 1 6.7% 5 40.0% 15 $378,341 0 0 0 0 $0.15
JOHN SIZE 1 9.1% 3 36.4% 11 $228,153 0 0 0 0 $0.44
W Y SO 1 20.0% 2 60.0% 5 $220,593 0 0 0 0 $0.38
MARK NEWNHAM 0 0.0% 2 28.6% 7 $112,774 0 0 0 0 -
W K MO 0 0.0% 2 40.0% 5 $115,661 0 0 0 0 -
F C LOR 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 $79,648 0 0 0 0 -
DANNY SHUM 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $19,965 0 0 0 0 -
PIERRE NG 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $107,999 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
DANNY SHUM 172 20.1% 193 42.6% 856 $31,129,236 1 0 0 0 $0.92
CASPAR FOWNES 152 16.6% 240 42.9% 913 $28,547,264 0 1 1 0 $0.89
C H YIP 148 19.4% 163 40.7% 764 $22,868,161 0 0 0 0 $1.04
P O'SULLIVAN 128 17.9% 155 39.6% 715 $25,554,225 4 0 0 0 $1.20
JOHN SIZE 125 22.6% 160 51.4% 554 $41,398,386 3 1 5 0 $0.94
DAVID HALL 103 19.2% 141 45.4% 537 $20,584,274 0 0 1 0 $0.88
F C LOR 101 21.9% 125 49.0% 461 $22,142,554 0 0 0 0 $0.82
K W LUI 94 20.6% 98 42.0% 457 $20,323,911 0 1 1 0 $0.95
JOHN MOORE 92 22.5% 96 46.1% 408 $35,097,625 9 4 5 0 $1.01
T P YUNG 88 20.1% 118 47.1% 437 $14,337,310 0 0 0 0 $0.95
MANFRED MAN 85 17.4% 104 38.7% 489 $20,991,273 3 3 2 0 $1.05
A S CRUZ 77 20.8% 109 50.1% 371 $47,124,890 9 4 6 0 $0.71
P F YIU 69 18.4% 95 43.7% 375 $11,791,312 0 0 0 0 $1.40
DAVID A HAYES 64 21.5% 92 52.3% 298 $22,995,220 3 3 1 0 $0.65
W Y SO 60 17.3% 108 48.4% 347 $10,465,060 0 0 0 0 $0.84

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 138 22.8% 156 48.7% 604 $43,580,928 3 3 2 0 $0.81
2023/24 131 18.7% 207 48.2% 701 $48,200,171 2 2 2 0 $0.72
2022/23 182 25.0% 175 49.0% 728 $57,098,637 6 4 7 0 $0.86
2021/22 136 20.2% 193 48.8% 674 $32,882,355 1 1 2 0 $0.87
2020/21 125 17.5% 192 44.5% 713 $29,826,713 1 0 1 0 $0.82
2019/20 147 20.8% 201 49.2% 707 $39,253,572 3 2 3 0 $0.85
2018/19 170 24.6% 183 51.2% 690 $43,672,982 7 3 4 1 $1.05
2017/18 139 21.3% 175 48.1% 653 $33,412,023 6 0 1 0 $0.84
2016/17 111 17.6% 155 42.2% 631 $26,485,542 3 1 1 0 $1.05
2015/16 91 15.3% 134 37.9% 593 $21,061,252 2 2 1 1 $0.98
Overall 2788 16.7% 4041 24.2% 16672 $484,498,319 47 25 37 28 $0.90