Douglas Whyte

Sea Dragon digs deep to prove he's no pushover

3 Mar 2013

Favourite backers were having an attack of the vapours, but jockey Douglas Whyte and trainer John Size admitted to be thoroughly pleased that plenty went wrong in the run for the day's shortest-...

Solar Great continues to rise up the ladder

3 Mar 2013

The David Hall-trained Solar Great completed his five-win transition from Class Four also-ran to feature-race winner in the Group Three Hong Kong Macau Trophy (1,400m) and spared jockey Douglas...

Determined Whyte cuts Purton's lead to one

25 Feb 2013

Douglas Whyte had to follow Zac Purton home in the afternoon's feature race but the Durban Demon was in winning form through the rest of the card, with a three-timer that closed the gap between...

Size and Whyte can bookend TT in style

22 Feb 2013

Master trainer John Size can provide the bankers to bookend Sunday's Triple Trio at Sha Tin, with Little Men standing out as the most clear-cut selection this season, and Sight Lover a solid pick...

Zac Purton stretches lead on Douglas Whyte with narrow-margin double

21 Feb 2013

Purton and Whyte had a win each from the Dennis Yip Chor-hung yard earlier in the evening, but Victor Delight's narrow win in race seven gave the Australian a double and stretched his Jockeys'...

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Spotlight moves away from Whyte and Purton

Champion jockey Douglas Whyte and the man who would be king, Zac Purton, had to take a rare back seat in proceedings yesterday and their furious rivalry for the championship put on ice.

Whyte puts the heat on Purton

As he has done so often, champion jockey Douglas Whyte came roaring back from suspension to reassert himself with a treble and slash Zac Purton's jockeys' championship lead down to two.

Douglas Whyte decides to stay on Gold-Fun for Classic Cup

Although Whyte had won three straight on Gold-Fun, including the Group One Classic Mile last start, the rumour mill had strongly anticipated him switching mounts to Autumn Gold for Sean Woods in...

Purton stretches his lead

Zac Purton might have missed one chance to extend his jockeys' championship lead over Douglas Whyte last Wednesday, but he wasn't letting it happen again and it was his brilliant combination with...

With Whyte out, Purton can stretch his lead at top

It was all square on the day as jockey championship rivals Douglas Whyte and Zac Purton had to make do with just a single each, but for Purton a narrow victory on Metallic Star broke his "mini...

Glorious Days comes of age for Size

Glorious Days turned on the power to break his Group One maiden, give trainer John Size his fifth Stewards' Cup in 12 attempts and added another chapter to what is building as one of Hong Kong...