Reigning Hong Kong Champion Jockey Zac Purton has confirmed for his four rides in the 2014 World Super Jockeys Series to be held at Tokyo Racecourse, Japan this weekend.
Purton will be making his second appearance in this JRA series after making his winning debut in 2012. On the first day on Saturday, 29 November, he will partner three-year-old filly Sundarbans in the first leg, the 2014 Excellent Jockeys Trophy (turf 1600m), while his mount in the second leg, the 2014 Fantastic Jockeys Trophy (turf 1400m) is seven-year-old horse Hungry Jack.
On day two (Sunday, 30 November) Purton will ride three-year-old colt Salire Mondo in the third leg, the 2014 Marvelous Jockeys Trophy (dirt 1600m), and for the series’ last leg, the 2014 Prominent Jockeys Trophy (turf 2000m), he will be aboard the six-year-old horse Smart Liberty.
Purton will contest 15 other top jockeys from Japan and the overseas in the series. Six of the other participating jockeys, including Yuichi Fukunaga (Japan), Pat Smullen (Ireland), Christophe Soumillon (France), James McDonald (Australia), as well as Richard Hughes and Ryan Moore (both UK), will bound for Hong Kong in a fortnight’s time for the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 10 December.
List of jockeys to participate in 2014 World Super Jockeys Series
| Jockey |
Representing Country / Region
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Keita Tosaki
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Japan
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Hiroshi Kitamura
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Japan
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Masayoshi Ebina
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Japan
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Hironobu Tanabe
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Japan
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Yasunari Iwata
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Japan
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Suguru Hamanaka
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Japan
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Yuichi Fukunaga
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Japan
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Syuji Akaoka
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Japan (from NAR)
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Zac Purton
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Hong Kong
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Luis Contreras
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Canada
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Richard Hughes
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UK
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Ryan Moore
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UK
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Pat Smullen
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Ireland
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Adrie de Vries
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Germany
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Christophe Soumillon
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France
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James McDonald
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Australia
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