Stats / Jockeys / M. L. Yeung
M. L. Yeung
Birthday: Apr 10, 1988
Type: Freelance Jockey
Nationality: Hong Kong
Background:
Age: 35. HKJC Apprentice Jockeys' School graduate Keith Yeung undertook his overseas placement in Australia, the later portion with trainer Leon Wells in Tasmania. He had his first race ride on 3 June, 2007 and returned to Hong Kong for the 2008/09 Hong Kong season with 11 Australian wins under his belt from 130 rides. Indentured to Sha Tin trainer Almond Lee, Yeung showed great form in 2009/10 to become Hong Kong's champion apprentice. He reached the graduation benchmark after claiming his 70th win in Hong Kong with Nicku on 17 December, 2011. Yeung gained a first Pattern Race success aboard the Caspar Fownes-trained Dances With Dragon in the G3 Premier Plate in June, 2020.
Achievements:
Hong Kong Champion Apprentice (2009/10).
Notable Race Wins Include
G3 Premier Plate (2020 Dances With Dragon).
Hong Kong Career Wins
(at start of 2023/24 season): 286 (win strike rate 4.8%).
General Performances
No of wins for season: 12
No of runs for season: 286
Win %: 4.2
No of wins for all weather: 2
No of 2nds for all weather: 1
No of 3rds for all weather: 1
All weather: 31
Total stakes: $20,608,575
Win stakes: $8,573,600
No of 2nds: 15
No of 3rds: 21
Percentage for season: 16.78
Profit/Loss: ($842)
Most Effective Distances
| Year | Happy Valley | Shatin | 1000m-1200m | 1400m-1650m | 1800m-2000m | 2000m+ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 24 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 121 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 165 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 136 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Performance
| Distance | Win | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total Ride | Win% | ||
| Happy Valley | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1200 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 53 | 1.89 | ||
| 1650 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 42 | 4.76 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16.67 | ||
| Shatin | All weather | 1200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| 1650 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 7.69 | ||
| 1800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33.33 | ||
| Turf | 1000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1200 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 40 | 2.5 | ||
| 1400 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 41 | 4.88 | ||
| 1600 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 11.76 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Odds of Runners
| Draw Year | <4 | 4-10 | 10-20 | 20+ | ||||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 70 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 184 |
Draw Statistic
| Draw Year | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-14 | |||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 24 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 120 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 108 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 58 |
Trainer Partnerships
| Trainer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total |
| W. Y. So | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 39 |
| A. S. Cruz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| C. Fownes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 19 |
| K. W. Lui | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| P. C. Ng | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| C. H. Yip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C. S. Shum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| C. W. Chang | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 43 |
| D. A. Hayes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 28 |
| D. Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| D. Whyte | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| F. C. Lor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| J. Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| K. H. Ting | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 29 |
| K. L. Man | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 34 |
| M. Newnham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| P. F. Yiu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| T. P. Yung | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| W. K. Mo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Y. S. Tsui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
