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Nearly Fine snares fourth Million Challenge win for Fownes

Posted on February 9, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Revered as the King of The Valley, Caspar Fownes added further lustre to an imposing city circuit record when Nearly Fine delivered the trainer's fourth Million Challenge success at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Previously successful in the competition with Socrates, who tied with Easy in 2006/07, Ocean Wide in 2008/09 and Twin Delight in[...]

Posted on September 29, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Francis Lui has joined an elite cluster of Hong Kong trainers to saddle 800 winners or more after teaming with regular ally Vincent Ho and Seaweed Fortune to reach the milestone at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (September 28). Famed through his deeds with Hong Kong's champion miler Golden Sixty, Lui was typically understated after[...]

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 April 14, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton has joined Joao Moreira as a 2021/22 centurion after reaching the 100-win milestone for the sixth successive Hong Kong season at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 13), fanning hopes of a fifth jockeys' championship. Three days after Moreira moved into triple figures, Purton reached the seasonal benchmark he routinely seeks with a[...]

Posted on February 16, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton is looking to up the ante in his push for a fifth Hong Kong jockeys' championship tonight (Wednesday, 16 February) at Happy Valley, taking yet another imposing book of rides as he hopes to build on his unmatched 35 wins at the city circuit this term. Sitting eight wins adrift of Joao Moreira[...]

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