Explosive Witness

Blinkers on as Whyte looks to reignite Inner Flame at Happy Valley

Posted on February 3, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Inner Flame worked in first-time blinkers at Sha Tin last Thursday (28 January) morning and trainer Douglas Whyte is pinning his hopes on not only the headgear but a change of scenery to reignite the lightly-raced gelding's career as he makes his Happy Valley debut in the first section of the Class 3 Lai Chi[...]

Posted on January 2, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

John Size's decision to bypass Hong Kong's lucrative LONGINES Hong Kong International Races was vindicated handsomely when Champion's Way ended an 18-month drought by snaring the Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday (Friday, 1 January). Beaten by Hong Kong banner horse Golden Sixty at his three previous starts, Champion's[...]

Posted on January 2, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes' chance with the lowly rated Explosive Witness (113lb) paid off at Sha Tin yesterday (Friday, 1 January) as the Australian-bred exceeded expectations to snare the HK$3.5 million Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m). “It's magic when you get a winning result like that, you go in there hoping he'll pick up some[...]

Posted on December 30, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) – the second of two New Year's Day features – sits as a symbolic 2020 launching pad for Hong Kong phenomenon Golden Sixty, whose progress to Group 1 glory was both inevitable and compelling. The 2021 running of the HK$3.5 million contest on Friday (1 January)[...]

Posted on November 26, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Explosive Witness ensured Caspar Fownes' moniker as the ‘King of the Valley' rang true at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 25 November) as the handler brought up a significant milestone with his 500th win at the city circuit in the Class 2 Chai Wan Kok Handicap (1000m). Fownes has the most wins at the Valley[...]

Blinkers on as Whyte looks to reignite Inner Flame at Happy Valley

John Size finds a winning solution for Champion’s Way

Fownes’ chance pays with Explosive win in Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy

Caspar Fownes heads to Sha Tin New Year’s Day with conservative hopes

500 at the Valley for Fownes; Moreira and Purton take three each

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