Star jockeys among four riders hospitalised after day of brutal falls at race meeting Star jockeys Vincent Ho and Zac Purton were among four jockeys hospitalised after a day of brutal falls.
Ho, Hong Kong’s homegrown star synonymous with the champion racehorse Golden Sixty, and Aussie Purton, the multiple champion and winning-most jockey in Hong Kong history, were riding at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Then in race nine, three jockeys were in the wars after Legend St Pauls, ridden by Angus Chung, broke down in the straight and fell in front of the following horses ridden by Purton and Keith Yeung before they were able to take evasive action.
He had been granted leave to ride in the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes in Australia on Saturday and is set to also miss a date with the world’s top sprinter Ka Ying Rising in Hong Kong on February 23.
Purton, who has ridden 1,824 winners in Hong Kong, faces having to miss a number of major dates in his schedule.
