Purton and Moreira battle of the records
There are 21 jockeys active on the Hong Kong roster right now all behind Zac Purton and Joao Moreira.
Purton has put together an incredible run of form lately with 14 wins from the last three race meetings and is attempting to surpass Moreira’s lofty all-time high of 170 wins in a Hong Kong campaign.
But he is realistic about what it will take to snatch the record from Moreira who reset the Hong Kong benchmark in three phenomenal championship-winning seasons, smashing well beyond the century mark each time: prior to Moreira’s arrival, Whyte’s peak mark of 114 wins had seemed a barely reachable haul.