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
ZAC PURTON's Career
Latest Rides
FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
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2 of 13 | 05 May 2024 | SHAT | SUPERB KID | $1.4 | RST80-60 C3 | 1400m | $363,281 | K W LUI | 1:22.00 |
1 of 11 | 05 May 2024 | SHAT | KA YING RISING | $0.4 | RST100-80 C2 | 1200m | $554,688 | DAVID A HAYES | 1:08.81 |
3 of 12 | 05 May 2024 | SHATA | VICTORY MOMENTS | $1.5 | RST80-60 C3 | 1200m | $363,281 | F C LOR | 1:09.12 |
2 of 14 | 05 May 2024 | SHAT | STORMING DRAGON | $1.7 | RST60-40 C4 | 1400m | $228,516 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 1:21.62 |
1 of 14 | 05 May 2024 | SHAT | AESTHETICISM | $9 | RST60-40 C4 | 1600m | $228,516 | PIERRE NG | 1:34.80 |
1 of 14 | 05 May 2024 | SHAT | BOTTOMUPTOGETHER | $1.6 | RST60-40 C4 | 1000m | $228,516 | F C LOR | 0:56.85 |
10 of 10 | 05 May 2024 | SHAT | SUNSTRIDER | $2.7 | RST80-55 C3 | 1800m | $400,391 | DAVID HALL | 1:47.37 |
12 of 12 | 05 May 2024 | SHATA | CIRCUIT ELEVEN | $62 | RST60-35 C4 | 1200m | $228,516 | W K MO | 1:09.42 |
8 of 10 | 05 May 2024 | SHAT | COLOURFUL BARON | $2.8 | RST40-0 C5 | 2000m | $170,898 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 2:03.13 |
1 of 10 | 05 May 2024 | SHAT | LA FORZA | $0.6 | 23 OPEN GRIFFIN | 1000m | $185,547 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 0:57.67 |
Trainer Statistics
Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIERRE NG | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 44.4% | 9 | $614,841 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.51 |
DAVID A HAYES | 3 | 37.5% | 1 | 50.0% | 8 | $599,092 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.31 |
K W LUI | 3 | 60.0% | 1 | 80.0% | 5 | $626,048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.48 |
T P YUNG | 2 | 25.0% | 3 | 62.5% | 8 | $493,304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.59 |
F C LOR | 2 | 28.6% | 1 | 42.9% | 7 | $324,167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.21 |
DANNY SHUM | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | 50.0% | 6 | $582,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.30 |
JAMIE RICHARDS | 1 | 7.1% | 6 | 50.0% | 14 | $290,355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.11 |
JOHN SIZE | 1 | 7.1% | 5 | 42.9% | 14 | $2,930,546 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.86 |
DAVID HALL | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 22.2% | 9 | $431,338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
CHRIS WALLER | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | $434,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
P F YIU | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $88,431 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
A S CRUZ | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $56,610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
C H YIP | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $18,323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
W Y SO | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $37,745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
MARK NEWNHAM | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DANNY SHUM | 163 | 19.8% | 188 | 42.6% | 823 | $29,070,744 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.93 |
CASPAR FOWNES | 152 | 16.7% | 240 | 43.0% | 912 | $28,547,264 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $0.89 |
C H YIP | 139 | 18.9% | 158 | 40.5% | 734 | $21,166,215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.03 |
P O'SULLIVAN | 128 | 17.9% | 155 | 39.6% | 715 | $25,554,225 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.20 |
JOHN SIZE | 110 | 23.0% | 136 | 51.5% | 478 | $36,125,620 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | $0.98 |
DAVID HALL | 93 | 18.8% | 130 | 45.1% | 495 | $18,581,959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.88 |
JOHN MOORE | 92 | 22.5% | 96 | 46.1% | 408 | $35,097,625 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | $1.01 |
T P YUNG | 86 | 21.0% | 112 | 48.3% | 410 | $13,497,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.96 |
F C LOR | 83 | 20.4% | 110 | 47.5% | 406 | $17,797,931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.77 |
MANFRED MAN | 76 | 16.5% | 100 | 38.2% | 461 | $19,384,802 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | $1.02 |
K W LUI | 75 | 18.2% | 85 | 38.7% | 413 | $14,946,148 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $0.93 |
A S CRUZ | 68 | 20.1% | 99 | 49.4% | 338 | $45,097,165 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | $0.66 |
P F YIU | 67 | 18.4% | 93 | 44.0% | 364 | $11,152,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.43 |
W Y SO | 50 | 17.0% | 91 | 48.0% | 294 | $8,244,740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.82 |
TREVOR HARDY | 47 | 20.1% | 71 | 50.4% | 234 | $453,815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.80 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023/24 | 101 | 17.9% | 166 | 47.3% | 565 | $40,575,402 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $0.70 |
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 |
2014/15 | 107 | 18.3% | 123 | 39.3% | 585 | $22,472,395 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0.91 |
Overall | 2620 | 16.4% | 3844 | 24.1% | 15932 | $433,292,622 | 44 | 22 | 35 | 28 | $0.90 |