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Magic Man and Danny Shum dominate at Happy Valley ahead of Champions Day

Posted on April 21, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira and Danny Shum have laid down auspicious markers ahead of the glittering FWD Champions Day meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 24) by posting trebles at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 20). Regaining the lead in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship from Zac Purton with victories on Diamond Star, Blastoise and[...]

Posted on April 15, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

On the cusp of becoming only the fourth Hong Kong trainer to reach 1,000 wins, Caspar Fownes is optimistic Sky Field can spearhead the stable’s FWD Champions Day onslaught by capping a string of consistent performances at elite level. Fownes took his career tally of Hong Kong wins to 998 with Nearly Fine’s triumph at[...]

Posted on February 17, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes has never been one to shirk a challenge and this Sunday (20 February) at Sha Tin the reigning Hong Kong champion trainer has armed himself with a powerful quartet from the stable, taking aim at both the Group 1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) and Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m).[...]

Posted on January 31, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes is contemplating a Group 1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) tilt with Zebrowski next month after the five-year-old toughed it out to claim Sunday afternoon’s (30 January) Group 3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin. “He’s stepping up to every task and sometimes you have to throw them in the deep[...]

Posted on November 5, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes is optimistic stablemates Southern Legend and Columbus County can continue an upward trajectory towards LONGINES Hong Kong International Races when the pair contests the Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (7 November). Multiple Group 1 winner Southern Legend (133lb) heads the handicap for HKD$3.7 million feature[...]

Posted on October 14, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Armed with an impressive trio of entrants, Caspar Fownes is hopeful Sky Darci can lead a successful stable onslaught on the Group 2 Oriental Watch 60th Anniversary Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) on Sunday (17 October). The reigning champion trainer will saddle the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner along with Southern Legend and Columbus[...]

Posted on June 19, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

With the Hong Kong trainers’ championship hanging in the balance, Caspar Fownes is optimistic a star-studded arsenal – headed by BMW Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci – can deliver vital breathing room in his tussle with John Size at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 June). Leading the trainers’ race 69-67 with eight meetings to[...]

Posted on May 24, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

A perfect ride aboard Tony Millard-trained Panfield delivered Karis Teetan Group 1 success in the Standard Chartered Champions and Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (23 May) – and also immeasurable personal solace. Grieving the death of close friend Nooresh Juglall in a race fall in Mauritius on 15 May, Teetan dedicated the[...]

Posted on May 22, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Vincent Ho will seek to triumphantly bookend the most successful Hong Kong Group 1 season of his flourishing career when partnering Glorious Dragon in the Standard Chartered Champions and Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (23 May). Already armed with five Group 1 trophies for the 2020/21 term, victory on Francis Lui’s Glorious[...]

Posted on February 19, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Nearly a year ago, Southern Legend proved that he can still run rings around his younger adversaries – and the best in Hong Kong – as he sensationally denied Beauty Generation a third consecutive Group 1 FWD Champions Mile at the age of seven. And now, as he enters the twilight of his career as[...]

Posted on January 29, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Revitalised by a brief spell, emerging talent Columbus County will throw down the gauntlet to Hong Kong’s premier stayers in the Group 3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (31 January) as Caspar Fownes plots an ambitious path. Freshened since a brave third to Ireland’s Mogul in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong[...]

Posted on December 12, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) preparation – both flawed and challenging – is complete, but Caspar Fownes won’t know the success of the operation until Classique Legend shapes to unleash his scorching late sprint at Sha Tin on Sunday (13 December). Classique Legend arrived in Hong Kong on 11 November, presenting Fownes with a[...]

Posted on December 11, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Classique Legend will have to defy LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) history after the joint world’s top-rated sprinter drew barrier one in the HK$22 million Group 1 feature at Sha Tin on Sunday (13 December). In 14 previous editions of the race, the inside alley on Sha Tin’s “A” course is yet to produce a[...]

Posted on December 11, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Championship-leading jockey Joao Moreira is riding at the peak of his powers with 51 wins this term – 20 clear of his nearest rival – and this Sunday (13 December) at Sha Tin the Brazilian ace will leave no stone unturned in his bid to replicate the heroics which saw him capture two of last[...]

Posted on November 18, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The world’s joint-highest rated sprinter Classique Legend completed his first piece of fast work on the Sha Tin dirt Tuesday morning (17 November) in preparation for the HK$22 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on 13 December. Classique Legend stands equal-fourth in the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Ranking with a rating of 125[...]

Posted on October 29, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira capped a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday (28 October) with a smart victory aboard Columbus County in the Class 2 Time Warp Handicap (1800m) for trainer Caspar Fownes. “We know how hard it is to win one race in Hong Kong, when you go home with four in the bag it’s very[...]

Posted on October 28, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes is putting his faith in Columbus County to put down a Group 1 marker in the Class 2 Time Warp Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 28 October. “We’ll make an entry for the Hong Kong International Races with him,” the handler said. “He’s rated 97 but hopefully that’ll change after the[...]

Magic Man and Danny Shum dominate at Happy Valley ahead of Champions Day

Caspar Fownes poised to strike 1000 Hong Kong wins

Fownes strong handed for Sunday’s Group 1 double-header at Sha Tin

Gold Cup an option for Zebrowski after Group 3 Centenary Vase triumph

Fownes double-handed in Sha Tin feature

Fownes flexes muscle, December remains main goal

Caspar Fownes unleashes huge team at Sha Tin as trainers’ championship battle intensifies

Panfield soars to the top of Hong Kong’s staying ranks

Vincent Ho chases a sixth Group 1 for the Hong Kong season

Southern Legend primed for Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup

Caspar Fownes begins the journey towards staying features with Columbus County

Fownes poised to unleash a potent Hong Kong International Races squad

Mixed fortune for Caspar Fownes

In-form Moreira nears 1,000 wins with a solid book for Sunday

Top sprinter Classique Legend steps out, Columbus on Cup mission

Moreira bags midweek quartet as Columbus County impresses

Fownes plots December trail for Columbus County

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