Douglas Whyte
Hong Kong jockey

Douglas Whyte

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Introduction

Douglas Whyte (born 15 Nov 1971 in Durban, South Africa) is a horse racing jockey. He became Hong Kong champion jockey in the 2000-2001 season and won 13 consecutive titles. 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.

Major wins

  • Queen Elizabeth II Cup - (3) - London News (1997), Oriental Express (1998), Ambitious Dragon (2011)
  • Hong Kong Derby - (3) - Super Satin (2010), Fay Fay (2012), Akeed Mofeed (2013)
  • Hong Kong Stewards' Cup - (3) - Armada (2007), Ambitious Dragon (2012), Glorious Days (2013)
  • Hong Kong Gold Cup - (2) - Indigenous (1999), Ambitious Dragon (2012)
  • Champions & Chater Cup - (2) - Cheers Hong Kong (2002), Packing Winner (2008)
  • Hong Kong Classic Mile - (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 - (1) - Oriental Express (1998)
  • Hong Kong Cup - (1) - Akeed Mofeed (2013)
  • Hong Kong Mile - (1) - Glorious Days (2013)
  • Hong Kong Vase - (1) - Indigenous (1998)
  • Kingston Town Classic - (1) - "Moriarty (2014)""

Significant horses

  • Indigenous
  • London News
  • Oriental Express
  • Packing Winner
  • Best Of The Best
  • Armada
  • Super Satin
  • Ambitious Dragon
  • Glorious Days

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