Purton Crowned HK Champion Jockey

Mike Francis reports on a legendary jockey winning yet another title

In a season finale which saw betting turnover soar above £200million, Zac Purton, Frankie Lor and Matthew Chadwick have taken the top individual honours as the 2021/2022 Hong Kong racing season ended in spectacular fashion at Sha Tin.
With a fifth jockeys’ championship, Purton closed a turbulent season triumphantly with a quartet, having missed eight meetings after a fall in mid-December and then erasing an 18-win deficit to arch-rival Joao Moreira to ultimately prevail 136-132.
Locked on 132 wins with Moreira heading...

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