Type: Club Jockey

Nationality: British

Background:
Age: 35. Hailing from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, Andrea Atzeni, who previously rode in Hong Kong during the 2014/15 season, is a Group 1-winning rider in seven countries. He has amassed more than 1,460 wins. Atzeni began his riding career in Italy before enjoying his greatest success to date in Great Britain, where he became Roger Varian's first-choice rider in 2013. A string of top-level successes quickly followed his move to Newmarket, including four consecutive Futurity Trophy wins aboard Kingston Hill (2013), Elm Park (2014), Marcel (2015) and Rivet (2016). Atzeni rode Stradivarius to successive wins in the Goodwood Cup (2017 & 2018). He also formed a strong partnership with trainer Luca Cumani early on in his career in Great Britain, partnering Postponed - Great Britain's highest-rated horse in 2016 - to win four Group 1 races in Great Britain and the United Arab Emirates. Atzeni has two British Classic wins, landing the St. Leger Stakes twice with Kingston Hill (2014) and Simple Verse (2015). He enjoyed a fruitful 2025/26 Hong Kong season, achieving a Hong Kong career-best 63 wins, including his first four-timer in Hong Kong in March 2026, and finished third in the jockeys' championship for the second consecutive season behind Zac Purton and Hugh Bowman.

Notable Race Wins Include
G3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy (2026 Stellar Express), G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup (2024 Taj Dragon), G3 Centenary Vase (2024 Nimble Nimbus), King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2015 Postponed), Irish Champion Stakes (2017 Decorated Knight), Futurity Trophy (2013 Kingston Hill, 2014 Elm Park, 2015 Marcel, 2016 Rivet), Goodwood Cup (2017 & 2018 Stradivarius), International Stakes (2016 Postponed), Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Cup (2016 Postponed, 2019 Defoe), Dewhurst Stakes (2014 Belardo), Lockinge Stakes (2016 Belardo), Haydock Sprint Cup (2021 Emaraaty Ana), Dubai Sheema Classic (2016 Postponed), St. Leger Stakes (2014 Kingston Hill, 2015 Simple Verse), Prix Morny (2023 Vandeek), Premio Lydia Tesio (2012 Sortilege), Canadian International Stakes (2018 & 2019 Desert Encounter), Sydney Cup (2024 Circle Of Fire).

Hong Kong Career Wins
(at start of 2026/27 season): 172 (win strike rate 9.1%).