Derek K C Leung (born 30 Jul 1988) is a horse racing jockey. He won the Asian Young Guns Challenge 2010 in Kranji, Singapore. He rode as an apprentice jockey until claiming his 70th win on board Star Of Fame on 1 June 2011. [1] He is licensed as a jockey in Hong Kong for the 2014-2015 season [2]
| Seasons | Total Rides | No. of Wins | No. of 2nds | No. of 3rds | No. of 4ths | Stakes won |
| 2008/2009 | 386 | 28 | 34 | 26 | 35 | HK$22,124,450 |
| 2009/2010 | 391 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 36 | HK$23,965,312 |
| 2010/2011 | 477 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 42 | HK$22,946,150 |
| 2011/2012 | 509 | 25 | 34 | 37 | 45 | HK$25,058,937 |
| 2012/2013 | 456 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 28 | HK$17,951,450 |
| 2013/2014 | 500 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 32 | HK$18,682,375 |
| 2014/2015 | 459 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 27 | HK$26,191,250 |
| 2015/2016 | 505 | 33 | 24 | 36 | 41 | HK$36,131,482 |
| 2016/2017 | 464 | 25 | 36 | 25 | 29 | HK$31,101,392 |
| 2017/2018 | 553 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 41 | HK$60,011,150 |
| 2018/2019 | 501 | 26 | 32 | 42 | 37 | HK$43,362,175 |
| 2019/2020 | 562 | 29 | 21 | 36 | 50 | HK$37,146,565 |
| 2020/2021 | 609 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 52 | HK$55,686,250 |
| 2021/2022 | 587 | 48 | 36 | 48 | 47 | HK$68,965,250 |
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