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ZAC PURTON

  • Hong Kong

Jockey ZAC PURTON after winning The Agency Randwick Guineas at Randwick in Australia.

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 (Aus)  |  Open Handicap
First Win  06 May 2000
Magic Zap (Aus)
Armidale (Aus)  |  Class 5 Handicap
Best Horse :
MILITARY ATTACK  (Timeform Rating 130)
ORATORIO (IRE)  ALMAASEH (IRE)  [By DANCING BRAVE (USA)]
First Group Win (G1):
EXCITES  (15 Apr 2006)
DANEWIN (AUS)  STAGING (AUS)  [By SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA)]

ZAC PURTON's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
8 of 14 19 May 2024 SHAT YOUNG ACHIEVER $7.1 RST80-60 C3 1400m $363,281 JAMIE RICHARDS 1:22.15
3 of 12 19 May 2024 SHAT MAGNIFICENT NINE $4.1 RST80-60 C3 1200m $363,281 JOHN SIZE 1:09.71
4 of 14 19 May 2024 SHAT LUCKY TOUCH $2.5 RST60-40 C4 1400m $228,516 JAMIE RICHARDS 1:22.48
2 of 14 19 May 2024 SHAT STUNNING PEACH $16 RST80-60 C3 1600m $400,391 A S CRUZ 1:34.66
3 of 14 19 May 2024 SHAT MEEPMEEP $4.9 RST60-40 C4 1400m $228,516 JOHN SIZE 1:22.77
1 of 13 19 May 2024 SHAT SATIRICAL GLORY $3.4 RST60-40 C4 1800m $228,516 DAVID A HAYES 1:47.64
2 of 6 19 May 2024 SHAT ATULLIBIGEAL $2.6 RST85+ C1 1400m $726,562 DAVID HALL 1:21.56
2 of 11 19 May 2024 SHAT SUPER INFINITY $2.7 RST60-40 C4 1200m $228,516 MARK NEWNHAM 1:09.28
1 of 12 15 May 2024 HAPV COPARTNER PRANCE $1.8 RST80-60 C3 1200m $363,281 K W LUI 1:09.87
9 of 12 15 May 2024 HAPV SIGHT SUPREME $6.3 RST60-40 C4 1200m $228,516 JOHN SIZE 1:10.60
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Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
K W LUI 3 75.0% 1 100.0% 4 $624,827 0 0 0 0 $1.95
JAMIE RICHARDS 2 11.1% 5 38.9% 18 $375,044 0 0 0 0 $0.38
DAVID A HAYES 2 22.2% 2 44.4% 9 $534,615 0 0 0 0 $0.64
T P YUNG 2 25.0% 2 50.0% 8 $482,805 0 0 0 0 $0.59
PIERRE NG 2 28.6% 1 42.9% 7 $423,860 0 0 0 0 $1.71
F C LOR 2 33.3% 1 50.0% 6 $324,167 0 0 0 0 $1.42
DANNY SHUM 2 40.0% 0 40.0% 5 $577,916 0 0 0 0 $1.56
JOHN SIZE 1 7.1% 6 50.0% 14 $2,737,651 1 0 0 0 $0.86
DAVID HALL 0 0.0% 2 18.2% 11 $497,967 0 0 0 0 -
A S CRUZ 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $104,361 0 0 0 0 -
MARK NEWNHAM 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $50,273 0 0 0 0 -
W Y SO 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $75,343 0 0 0 0 -
P F YIU 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $88,431 0 0 0 0 -
C H YIP 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $18,323 0 0 0 0 -
W K MO 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $14,014 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
DANNY SHUM 163 19.8% 188 42.5% 825 $29,092,072 1 0 0 0 $0.92
CASPAR FOWNES 152 16.7% 240 43.0% 912 $28,547,264 0 1 1 0 $0.89
C H YIP 139 18.9% 158 40.5% 734 $21,166,215 0 0 0 0 $1.03
P O'SULLIVAN 128 17.9% 155 39.6% 715 $25,554,225 4 0 0 0 $1.20
JOHN SIZE 110 22.8% 139 51.6% 483 $36,251,947 3 1 3 0 $0.97
DAVID HALL 93 18.6% 131 44.9% 499 $18,769,225 0 0 1 0 $0.88
JOHN MOORE 92 22.5% 96 46.1% 408 $35,097,625 9 4 5 0 $1.01
T P YUNG 86 20.8% 113 48.2% 413 $13,577,308 0 0 0 0 $0.96
F C LOR 83 20.4% 110 47.5% 406 $17,797,931 0 0 0 0 $0.77
MANFRED MAN 76 16.5% 100 38.2% 461 $19,384,802 3 3 2 0 $1.02
K W LUI 76 18.4% 85 38.9% 414 $15,153,218 0 1 1 0 $0.93
A S CRUZ 68 20.0% 100 49.4% 340 $45,191,232 9 4 6 0 $0.66
P F YIU 67 18.4% 93 44.0% 364 $11,152,802 0 0 0 0 $1.43
W Y SO 50 16.9% 92 48.1% 295 $8,282,338 0 0 0 0 $0.82
TREVOR HARDY 47 20.1% 71 50.4% 234 $453,815 0 0 0 0 $0.80

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2023/24 104 17.4% 176 46.9% 597 $41,746,616 2 2 2 0 $0.69
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
2014/15 107 18.3% 123 39.3% 585 $22,472,395 5 0 1 1 $0.91
Overall 2623 16.4% 3854 24.1% 15964 $434,463,836 44 22 35 28 $0.90