If all goes according to plan at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, Zac Purton will make history as the first jockey to record 2,000 wins in Hong Kong, adding yet another accolade to a career full of them.
Even so, the milestone, when it comes, will be a far cry from the uncertain start the Australian made to life in the city as a fresh-faced 24-year-old almost two decades ago.
But from that first victory aboard the Ricky Yiu Poon-fai-trained horse E…