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Douglas Whyte

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Douglas Whyte

Douglas Whyte (born 15 Nov 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former horse racing jockey and is now a horse trainer. He became Hong Kong champion jockey in the 2000-2001 season and won 13 consecutive titles, a record in flat racing. In 2013-14, he relinquished that title to Zac Purton, finishing third with 88 wins to give him an accumulated total of more than 1,600 races in Hong Kong with career stake earnings of more than $HK 1.3 billion.[1][2]

Douglas Whyte retired as a jockey on 10 February 2019 Shatin meeting.[3] He started as a horse trainer for the 2019/2020 season and finished with 42 Wins.

He has two children Sheikara and Ethan

Major wins (As a jockey:)

Major wins (As a trainer:)

Significant horses

Performance

Seasons
Total Rides
No. of Wins
No. of 2nds
No. of 3rds
No. of 4ths
Stakes won
2013/2014 577 88 69 59 62 HK$106,348,525

Year-end charts

Chart (2014–present) Peak
position
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2014 94

References

  1. ^ Masenhelder, Trent. "Whyte produces peach to bag Railway". G1X Racing.
  2. ^ "Jockeys - Horse Racing - the Hong Kong Jockey Club".
  3. ^ Douglas Whyte signs off with a rare tear and a special farewell from his fellow jockeys