Type: Freelance Jockey

Nationality: Hong Kong

Background:
Age: 21. Jerry Chau joined the Hong Kong Jockey Club Apprentice Jockeys' School in September 2015. He left Hong Kong in January 2019 on an overseas placement, to hone his skills with Thoroughbred Racing South Australia where he was indentured to leading training partnership Leon McDonald & Andrew Gluyas in Adelaide. His race-riding career began on 20 March, 2019 and his first win came on 8 May, 2019 aboard Serious Spender at Balaklava for McDonald & Gluyas. He secured his first city-class win on 19 October of that year at Morphettville racecourse aboard Wasabi Bob, again for McDonald & Gluyas. Chau returned from Australia with 77 wins and kicked off his Hong Kong career with a double on his first day of riding, scoring aboard Relentless Me before adding a second aboard Buddies on 9 May, 2020 at Sha Tin. He completed his first full season in Hong Kong last term and he did so with flying colours, riding a total of 58 winners to break the previous record set by Matthew Chadwick for the most number of wins scored by an apprentice in a single season. Chau also finished a close second to Vincent Ho in a gripping battle for Tony Cruz Award. Chau is indentured to trainer Douglas Whyte, the third season handler is best known as Hong Kong's iconic 13-time champion jockey.

Hong Kong Career Wins
(at start of 2021/22 season) 65 (win strike rate 11.3%).