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 Zac Purton (born 3 January 1983) is a horse racing jockey. He won the Brisbane jockeys' premiership as an apprentice in 2003, moved to Sydney and was quickly amongst the top jockeys there before he began his Hong Kong career in 2007/08. In the ...

, 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. Douglas Whyte retired as a jockey on 10 February 2019

Shatin Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project. The ne ...

meeting. 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:)

Queen Elizabeth II Cup The Queen Elizabeth II Cup is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race at Sha Tin Racecourse in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1975 by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, it is run annually in April at a distance of 2,000 metres (ten ...

- (3) - ''London News (1997), Oriental Express (1998), Ambitious Dragon (2011)'' *

Hong Kong Derby The Hong Kong Derby is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1873. Restricted to horses four-years-old only since 1981, the race is run in mid-March and is the premier event on the domestic racing programme with a purse of HK$18 m ...

- (3) - ''Super Satin (2010), Fay Fay (2012), Akeed Mofeed (2013)'' *

Hong Kong Stewards' Cup The Stewards' Cup is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the latter part of January at Sha Tin Racecourse. A Group One race that offers a purse of HK$12,000,000, it is run on turf over a distance of 1600 meters and is open to ...

- (3) - ''Armada (2007), Ambitious Dragon (2012), Glorious Days (2013)'' * Hong Kong Gold Cup - (2) - ''Indigenous (1999), Ambitious Dragon (2012)'' *

Champions & Chater Cup Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late May or early June at Sha Tin Racecourse. A Group One race that offers a purse of HK$12,000,000, it is run on turf over a distance of 2400 meters (prior ...

- (2) - ''Cheers Hong Kong (2002), Packing Winner (2008)'' *

Hong Kong Classic Mile The Hong Kong Classic Mile is a domestic Group 1 four year old set weights Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong, run over a distance of 1600 metres. It was originally a Group 3 race and was the traditional lead-up race for the Hong Kong Derby. In t ...

- (2) - ''Tiber (2004), Gold-Fun (2013)'' * Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup - (2) - ''Billion Win (1998), Gold-Fun (2014)'' * Centenary Sprint Cup - (1) - ''Best Of The Best (2000)'' *

Chairman's Sprint Prize The Chairman's Sprint Prize is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong, run over a distance of 1200 metres. Until 2000, it was run as the Hong Kong Sprint Championship to coincide with the opening of Sha Tin Racecourse. In 2016, this race ...

- (1) - ''Oriental Express (1998)'' *

Hong Kong Cup The Hong Kong Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2000 metres (about miles or 10 furlongs) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year ...

- (1) - ''Akeed Mofeed (2013)'' *

Hong Kong Mile The Hong Kong Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December ...

- (1) - ''Glorious Days (2013)'' *

Hong Kong Vase The Hong Kong Vase is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about miles or 12 furlongs) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year ...

- (1) - ''Indigenous (1998)'' * Kingston Town Classic - (1) - ''Moriarty (2014)'' * J&B Met - (1) - ''London News (1997)''

Major wins (As a trainer:)

* Centenary Sprint Cup - (1) - ''Stronger (2022)'' * Hong Kong Gold Cup - (1) - ''Russian Emperor (2022)'' *

Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late May or early June at Sha Tin Racecourse. A Group One race that offers a purse of HK$12,000,000, it is run on turf over a distance of 2400 meters (prior ...

- (2) - ''Russian Emperor (2022, 2023)''

Significant horses

Indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...

* London News * Oriental Express *

Packing Winner Packing may refer to: Law and politics * Jury packing, selecting biased jurors for a court case * Packing and cracking, a method of creating voting districts to give a political party an advantage Other uses * Packing (firestopping), the process ...

Best Of The Best Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation ...

* Armada *

Super Satin Super Satin () is a Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. In the season of 2009–2010, he won the Hong Kong Derby. He was also one of the nominees for Hong Kong Horse of the Year Horse of the Year is the most prestigious honor in Thoroughb ...

* Ambitious Dragon *

Glorious Days Glorious Days () is a Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. In the season of 2013–2014, he won the Hong Kong Mile The Hong Kong Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is ...

Performance

Year-end charts

References

* The Hong Kong Jockey Club

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Whyte, Douglas Hong Kong jockeys 1971 births Living people White South African people South African jockeys