Andrea Atzeni clinched a personal-best season haul in Hong Kong when he fired in a double at Sha Tin on Saturday, highlighted by Colourful King’s powerful victory in the Class One Pearce Memorial Challenge Cup (1,000m).
Atzeni reached 60 wins for the campaign – surpassing his best tally of 58 from last term – and strengthened his bid for second place in the jockeys’ championship when he guided the John Size-trained Master Lucky and Colourful King to victory.
With five meetings left this season, the Sardinian jockey holds a one-win lead over Hugh Bowman for second, with Zac Purton heading the standings with an unbeatable 134 wins.
“Reaching 60 wins was a target; I thought it was a nice number and we got there today and we’ve got a few meetings left, so I can’t complain,” Atzeni said.
Master Lucky produced a tough on-speed performance to claim the Class Four Sha Tau Kok River Handicap (1,400m) before Colourful King struck in the following race.
