Purton, Moreira title battle has Hong Kong fans enthralled
With 19 meetings of the season to go, the two are neck and neck in the jockeys' title race
07 May 2020 - 16:30
At the age of 14, he skipped school lessons to go riding horses on an Australian beach. Now — 23 years later — he is in the category of the “rich and famous” in the sport of horse racing.
Jockey Zac Purton might not be a household name like Frankie Dettori, but he certainly is in Hong Kong. While there is little to set the pulses racing for racing fans during lockdown, the battle for the riders’ title between Purton and Brazilian-born Joao Moreira has many on the edge of their lounge seats...
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