Stats / Jockeys / M. L. Yeung
M. L. Yeung
Type: Freelance Jockey
Nationality: Hong Kong
Background:
Age: 34. HKJC Apprentice Jockeys' School graduate Keith Yeung undertook his overseas placement in Australia, the later portion with trainer Leon Wells in Tasmania. He had his first race ride on 3 June, 2007 and returned to Hong Kong for the 2008/09 Hong Kong season with 11 Australian wins under his belt from 130 rides. Indentured to Sha Tin trainer Almond Lee, Yeung showed great form in 2009/10 to become Hong Kong's champion apprentice. He reached the graduation benchmark after claiming his 70th win in Hong Kong with Nicku on 17 December, 2011. Yeung gained a first Pattern Race success aboard the Caspar Fownes-trained Dances With Dragon in the G3 Premier Plate in June, 2020.
Achievements:
Hong Kong Champion Apprentice (2009/10); rode his first four-timer at Happy Valley on 1 November, 2009.
Notable Race Wins Include
G3 Premier Plate (2020 Dances With Dragon).
Hong Kong Career Wins
(at start of 2022/23 season): 275 (win strike rate: 4.9%).
General Performances
No of wins for season: 7
No of runs for season: 218
Win %: 3.21
No of wins for all weather: 2
No of 2nds for all weather: 1
No of 3rds for all weather: 0
All weather: 19
Total stakes: $12,191,038
Win stakes: $3,699,300
No of 2nds: 11
No of 3rds: 15
Percentage for season: 15.14
Profit/Loss: ($647)
Most Effective Distances
| Year | Happy Valley | Shatin | 1000m-1200m | 1400m-1650m | 1800m-2000m | 2000m+ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 23 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 110 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 108 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 114 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Performance
| Distance | Win | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total Ride | Win% | ||
| Happy Valley | 1000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 7.14 | |
| 1200 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 1650 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 34 | 8.82 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2200 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Shatin | All weather | 1200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | ||
| Turf | 1000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1200 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 31 | 3.23 | ||
| 1400 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Odds of Runners
| Draw Year | <4 | 4-10 | 10-20 | 20+ | ||||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 166 |
Draw Statistic
| Draw Year | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-14 | |||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 23 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 93 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
Trainer Partnerships
| Trainer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total |
| C. Fownes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| C. W. Chang | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 |
| D. A. Hayes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 41 |
| J. Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| K. H. Ting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 39 |
| L. Ho | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 27 |
| Y. S. Tsui | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 20 |
| C. S. Shum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Whyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| John Size | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K. L. Man | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| K. W. Lui | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| P. C. Ng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| P. F. Yiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| T. P. Yung | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| W. Y. So | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
