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ZAC PURTON

  • Hong Kong

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 (Nsw)  |  Open Handicap
First Win 06 May 2000
Magic Zap (Aus)
Armidale (Nsw)  |  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)

ZAC PURTON's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
12 of 12 08 Jan 2025 HAPV TOY SOLTERO $8.1 RST80-60 C3 1800m $425,311 C W CHANG 1:49.56
6 of 12 08 Jan 2025 HAPV A AMERIC TE SPECSO $5 RST80-60 C3 1200m $385,892 JOHN SIZE 1:09.56
1 of 12 08 Jan 2025 HAPV FIREFOOT $1.9 RST60-40 C4 1650m $242,739 W Y SO 1:41.03
6 of 12 08 Jan 2025 HAPV SPIRIT OF PEACE $0.8 RST60-40 C4 1200m $242,739 JOHN SIZE 1:10.39
2 of 12 08 Jan 2025 HAPV BEAUTY LIGHT $1.8 RST60-40 C4 1200m $242,739 JOHN SIZE 1:10.65
12 of 12 08 Jan 2025 HAPV NINJA DERBY $1.9 RST60-40 C4 1650m $242,739 A S CRUZ 1:40.53
2 of 12 08 Jan 2025 HAPV GOLDEN RISE $1.1 RST60-40 C4 1200m $242,739 JOHN SIZE 1:09.79
1 of 14 05 Jan 2025 SHAT PACKING ANGEL $1 RST80-60 C3 1400m $385,892 K W LUI 1:22.35
3 of 14 05 Jan 2025 SHAT MAGNIFICENT NINE $1.4 RST60-40 C4 1400m $242,739 JOHN SIZE 1:21.69
2 of 12 05 Jan 2025 SHAT PAKISTAN LEGACY $1.6 RST80-60 C3 1200m $385,892 W Y SO 1:09.40

Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JOHN SIZE 5 27.8% 4 50.0% 18 $1,731,230 0 0 1 0 $1.48
DAVID A HAYES 4 36.4% 2 54.5% 11 $3,510,107 1 0 0 0 $1.10
F C LOR 4 50.0% 1 62.5% 8 $582,271 0 0 0 0 $1.74
C H YIP 3 42.9% 2 71.4% 7 $586,902 0 0 0 0 $1.06
K W LUI 2 66.7% 0 66.7% 3 $352,018 0 0 0 0 $3.47
PIERRE NG 1 12.5% 3 50.0% 8 $462,970 0 0 0 0 $0.38
MANFRED MAN 1 14.3% 1 28.6% 7 $171,973 0 0 0 0 $2.29
W Y SO 1 20.0% 3 80.0% 5 $325,197 0 0 0 0 $0.58
JAMIE RICHARDS 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $241,969 0 0 0 0 $0.70
T P YUNG 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $209,941 0 0 0 0 $10.00
MARK NEWNHAM 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $98,762 0 0 0 0 $1.70
D WHYTE 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $97,794 0 0 0 0 $3.00
DAVID HALL 0 0.0% 3 27.3% 11 $200,085 0 0 0 0 -
A S CRUZ 0 0.0% 2 40.0% 5 $72,872 0 0 0 0 -
P F YIU 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $27,915 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
DANNY SHUM 171 20.2% 192 43.0% 845 $30,750,504 1 0 0 0 $0.93
CASPAR FOWNES 152 16.6% 240 42.9% 913 $28,547,264 0 1 1 0 $0.89
C H YIP 147 19.5% 162 41.0% 754 $22,565,600 0 0 0 0 $1.05
P O'SULLIVAN 128 17.9% 155 39.6% 715 $25,554,225 4 0 0 0 $1.20
JOHN SIZE 117 22.3% 152 51.3% 524 $39,041,302 3 1 4 0 $0.95
DAVID HALL 97 18.5% 138 44.8% 525 $19,628,193 0 0 1 0 $0.86
F C LOR 96 21.9% 119 49.0% 439 $20,419,349 0 0 0 0 $0.80
JOHN MOORE 92 22.5% 96 46.1% 408 $35,097,625 9 4 5 0 $1.01
K W LUI 89 20.2% 93 41.3% 441 $18,672,272 0 1 1 0 $0.95
T P YUNG 87 20.5% 114 47.3% 425 $13,821,140 0 0 0 0 $0.98
MANFRED MAN 78 16.4% 101 37.6% 476 $19,694,641 3 3 2 0 $1.03
A S CRUZ 72 20.1% 107 50.0% 358 $46,020,254 9 4 6 0 $0.67
P F YIU 67 18.1% 94 43.5% 370 $11,194,482 0 0 0 0 $1.41
W Y SO 55 17.2% 102 49.1% 320 $9,410,136 0 0 0 0 $0.86
DAVID A HAYES 55 21.5% 79 52.3% 256 $16,376,566 1 2 1 0 $0.69

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 66 22.8% 75 48.8% 289 $19,908,782 1 2 1 0 $0.92
2023/24 131 18.7% 207 48.2% 701 $48,200,171 2 2 2 0 $0.72
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
Overall 2716 16.6% 3960 24.2% 16357 $460,826,173 45 24 36 28 $0.90

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