Douglas Whyte (born 15 Nov 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former horse racing jockey and is now a horse trainer. He became Hong Kong champion jockey in the 2000-2001 season and won 13 consecutive titles, a record in flat racing. In 2013-14, he relinquished that title to Zac Purton, finishing third with 88 wins to give him an accumulated total of more than 1,600 races in Hong Kong with career stake earnings of more than $HK 1.3 billion.[1][2]
Douglas Whyte retired as a jockey on 10 February 2019 Shatin meeting.[3] He started as a horse trainer for the 2019/2020 season and finished with 42 Wins.
He has two children Sheikara and Ethan
Major wins (As a jockey:)
Queen Elizabeth II Cup - (3) - London News (1997), Oriental Express (1998), Ambitious Dragon (2011)
Hong Kong Derby - (3) - Super Satin (2010), Fay Fay (2012), Akeed Mofeed (2013)
Hong Kong Stewards' Cup - (3) - Armada (2007), Ambitious Dragon (2012), Glorious Days (2013)
^Masenhelder, Trent. "Whyte produces peach to bag Railway". G1X Racing.
^"Jockeys - Horse Racing - the Hong Kong Jockey Club".
^"Whyte signs off with a tear and a special farewell from his fellow jockeys". South China Morning Post. 10 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020.
