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 an Australian jockey who has won the most races in Hong Kong racing history and won the Hong Kong Jockeys' Championship on seven occasions. Purton is married to Nicole Purton, the daughter of Hall of Fame ...

, 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 over a distance of 2,000 metres (te ...

- (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 The Hong Kong Gold Cup is a Group One Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1979 at Sha Tin Racecourse. It is open to horses three years of age and older. Run on turf, it was initially run over a distance of 1,800 metres, but ...

- (2) - ''Indigenous (1999), Ambitious Dragon (2012)'' * Champions & Chater Cup - (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 ...

- (2) - ''Tiber (2004), Gold-Fun (2013)'' *

Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup The Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup is a set weights Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong, run over 1400 metres, with the total purse of HK$10m in 2014/15, approximately US$1.3m. In the 2005/06 season, it was upgraded to Group 1 status and has ...

- (2) - ''Billion Win (1998), Gold-Fun (2014)'' *

Centenary Sprint Cup The Centenary Sprint Cup is a Hong Kong Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race over a distance of 1200 metres at Sha Tin in January. It was originally known as the Centenary Cup, which was first run on 24 November 1984 to celebrate the centenary of The ...

- (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 Conditions races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, 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 Ra ...

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

Hong Kong Mile The Hong Kong Mile is a Conditions races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, 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 Racecourse, Sha ...

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

Hong Kong Vase The Hong Kong Vase is a Conditions races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run each year in mid-December over a distance of 2,400 metres (about miles o ...

- (1) - ''Indigenous (1998)'' *

Kingston Town Classic The Northerly Stakes, formerly known as the Kingston Town Classic, is a Perth Racing Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions for three year olds and older over a distance of 1800 metres at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, We ...

- (1) - ''Moriarty (2014)'' * J&B Met - (1) - ''London News (1997)''

Major wins (As a trainer:)

- (1) - ''Stronger (2022)'' *

- (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) In biogeography, a native species is indigenous to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only local natural evolution (though often populari ...

* London News * Oriental Express * Packing Winner * Best Of The Best * Armada * Super Satin *

Ambitious Dragon Ambitious Dragon () is a New Zealand-bred, Hong Kong–based Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which began in 2010 he has won eleven races at Sha Tin Racecourse including the Hong Kong Mile, Hong Kong Classic Cup, Hong Kong Derby, Queen ...

* Glorious Days

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