Zac Purton broke new ground at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon as the Australian became the first jockey to ride 2 000 winners in Hong Kong

Zac Purton and his family with The Hon Martin Liao, Chairman, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, after the Australian rode a 2,000th winner in Hong Kong

Zac Purton broke new ground at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon as the Australian became the first jockey to ride 2 000 winners in Hong Kong, reaching the milestone aboard Brett Crawford’s RISING WORLD (121lb) in the Hong Kong Wu Hua General Association Cup Plate (1200m) for Griffins.

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