Ka Ying Rising and Zac Purton are set to return to action at Sha Tin on Sunday.

WITH the start of the 2025/26 Hong Kong racing season approaching at Sha Tin on Sunday, it’s time to find out what the all-important crystal ball is foretelling for the months ahead.

However, you don’t need to be a soothsayer to predict that reigning champion jockey Zac Purton will have a good chance of landing his ninth Hong Kong jockeys’ title.

The Zac-Man is way out on his own on the jockeys’ roster, highlighted by missing a dozen meetings through injury in February, but still beating his nearest pursuer Hugh Bowman by 66 winners in last season’s title race.

Bowman is predicting he will surpass last season’s 72 winner total, but he will always have weight issues, which is worth mentioning given 97% of ra

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