Purton and James McDonald may be leaving Hong Kong for different reasons, but the superstar riders ensured they will be jetting off on the same high note after collecting New Year’s Day trebles at Sha Tin.
Purton, who is set to miss three meetings while he takes a family holiday, reached 50 wins for the 14th consecutive campaign thanks to the victories of Storm Rider, Fire Ball and Endeared.
“It was a nice day,” Purton said after extending his lead in the jockeys’ championship to 17. “The horses that won did a good job and the horses that just got beat also ran well.”
“I’m going to be busy, so I don’t know how much resting I will be doing. It will be nice [to have some time off]. It’s something different, but I’ll freshen up and come back.”
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