Superstar jockey Zac Purton has been hit with a severe fine after he called out Hong Kong’s new chief steward for being “too strict”.
Purton said Marc Van Gestel had “lost the confidence of the jockeys’ room” after he became one of nine jockeys in six meetings to have been suspended since the new supremo started.
Australian Purton has ridden more than 1,500 winners in Hong Kong, winning five jockeys championships and is well on course towards a sixth title.
