Stats / Jockeys / M. L. Yeung
M. L. Yeung
Birthday: Apr 10, 1988
Type: Freelance Jockey
Nationality: Hong Kong
Background:
Age: 37. Hong Kong Jockey Club Apprentice Jockeys' School graduate Keith Yeung undertook his overseas placement in Australia, completing the latter part 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 season with 11 Australian wins from 130 rides under his belt. Indentured to former Sha Tin trainer Almond Lee, Yeung excelled in the 2009/10 season, becoming 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 secured his first Group race success in the 2020 G3 Premier Plate aboard the Caspar Fownes-trained Dances With Dragon. He enjoyed a solid 2023/24 campaign, returning 18 wins. That same season, he also rode his 300th Hong Kong winner aboard Awesome Treasure. He finished the 2024/25 season with 20 wins.
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 2025/26 season): 324 (win strike rate 4.8%).
General Performances
No of wins for season: 7
No of runs for season: 150
Win %: 4.67
No of wins for all weather: 0
No of 2nds for all weather: 2
No of 3rds for all weather: 2
All weather: 18
Total stakes: $8,034,200
Win stakes: $4,421,200
No of 2nds: 4
No of 3rds: 9
Percentage for season: 13.33
Profit/Loss: $336
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 | |
| 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 97 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Performance
| Distance | Win | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total Ride | Win% | ||
| Happy Valley | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1200 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 10 | ||
| 1650 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Shatin | All weather | 1200 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1650 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Turf | 1000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 18.18 | |
| 1200 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 26 | 7.69 | ||
| 1400 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 30 | 3.33 | ||
| 1600 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 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 | |
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 93 |
Draw Statistic
| Draw Year | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-14 | |||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
Trainer Partnerships
| Trainer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total |
| K. H. Ting | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| C. W. Chang | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 |
| J. Richards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| John Size | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 |
| K. W. Lui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| W. Y. So | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| A. S. Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| B. Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Fownes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| C. S. Shum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| D. A. Hayes | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 31 |
| D. Eustace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Whyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| F. C. Lor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| K. L. Man | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| P. C. Ng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Y. S. Tsui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
