International Jockeys' Championship

19 May 2013

Four winners for four different trainers at Sha Tin yesterday pushed Douglas Whyte eight clear of Zac Purton, who was winless on the day, with 15 meetings to go.

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Whyte's late win restores buffer ahead of ban

11 Apr 2013

Zac Purton started like he would keep his slim jockeys' championship hopes alive with the opening two wins on the card, but leader Douglas Whyte got one back in the last - and punters suffered two...

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Zac Purton halves gap on suspended Douglas Whyte with dashing treble

28 Mar 2013

Australian jockey Zac Purton made the most of Douglas Whyte's absence through suspension to land a dashing three-timer at Happy Valley last night and slash in half the margin by which he trails...

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Purton finding life tougher

18 Mar 2013

In most cases you would expect a three-timer would be enough to edge a little closer to the top of the jockeys' championship. But after a day where he bookended the programme with victories and...

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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...

4:13AM

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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2:53AM

Stealth tactics keep Chadwick hot on heels of leaders

Chadwick was expected to be the most affected by this season's new restrictions on trainer-jockey combinations - the quota reducing the amount of rides he can have for former master Tony Cruz.

7:07AM

Treble sends Weichong Marwing into top five in Jockeys' Championship

A three-timer from Weichong Marwing saw the South African leapfrog into fifth in the Jockeys' Championship - a position he intends to hang on to for as long as possible, setting a top five spot as...

3:43AM

Brilliant Joao Moreira wins International Jockeys' Championship in style

Brilliant Brazilian jockey Joao Moreira may make Hong Kong his next port of call after landing a thrilling Longines International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley night.

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RACING

Purton's dream year set to end with a bang

It has been a highlight year for Australian Zac Purton and he will be hoping to keep the ball rolling in the Longines International Jockeys' Championship tomorrow night at Happy Valley after a...

2:08AM

South African flag bearer conspicuous by omission

We aren't here again, are we? Yet again, the Longines International Jockeys' Championship doesn't have a South African flag bearer - and before you shoot off that email, Douglas Whyte is...

1:01AM

Longines raises stakes in Hong Kong's International Jockeys' Championship

The winner of next month's International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley will walk away with HK$500,000 after new international races sponsor Longines gave the series a much-needed prize-...

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