$2 million an hour: Aussie jockey Zac Purton powering through Hong Kong’s riots

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Zac Purton is possibly the best jockey in the world, and one of Australia’s top sporting exports. But most Aussies wouldn’t even know his name.

Purton appears in ads on billboards and trams around the city — sporting a three-piece suit with bowtie in some and racing silks in others — and cannot go anywhere without being recognised."But I quite like the anonymity that's involved with going home [to Australia] and just being able to morph back into society."

"Hong Kong racing features the highest per race prize money in the world, and huge betting pools," Mr Cox says. Gambling revenue during the first three months of this season — an estimated $6.5 billion — was roughly the same as last year.

 

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