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Fownes flexes muscle, December remains main goal

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 September 15, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Armed with options heading towards LONGINES Hong Kong International Raceday in December, Tony Millard will adopt a flexible approach with Panfield after the star stayer’s effortless trial win at Sha Tin on Tuesday (14 September). Last season’s Champion Stayer of Hong Kong, Panfield is likely to kick off his 2021/22 campaign in the Group 2[...]

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

Determined to remain atop Hong Kong’s training championship, Caspar Fownes has no plans to rest on his laurels with an influx of newcomers joining established stable stars ahead of Sunday’s (5 September) season-opening meeting. Triumphant in last season’s championship with 79 winners after a season-long stoush with 11-time champion handler John Size (73 wins), Fownes[...]

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

Celebrating a fourth trainers’ championship, Caspar Fownes hopes to lay the foundations for a successful defence of the title in 2021/22 by unleashing an imposing team on the Hong Kong season finale at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (14 July). Carrying an unassailable 79-72 lead over 11-time champion John Size into the 88th and final[...]

Posted on June 21, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

In a phenomenal show of strength crowned by victories in the final two Group races of the Hong Kong season, Caspar Fownes has taken a decisive upper hand in the battle with John Size for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a quintet at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 June). Bidding for a fourth[...]

Posted on June 21, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Southern Legend’s (133lb) legacy as one of Hong Kong’s most dependable performers in recent times was enhanced this afternoon (Sunday, 20 June) at Sha Tin with victory in the Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) for jockey Zac Purton and trainer Caspar Fownes. After shedding his maiden tag over five years ago in Australia, the[...]

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 22, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Courier Wonder (118lb) is quickly evolving into one of Hong Kong’s sharpest sprinters and this Sunday (23 May) at Sha Tin the three-year-old will look to overcome the biggest hurdle of his burgeoning career when he faces a host of seasoned and better credentialed rivals in the Group 3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m). Lining[...]

Posted on April 26, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Trainer Richard Gibson yesterday (Sunday, 25 April) claimed a second HK$18 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin with potentially outstanding four-year-old Wellington as Japan’s race favourite Danon Smash performed below expectations. The Australian-bred gelding, a PPG (Privately Purchased Griffin) for Mr and Mrs Michael Cheng Wing On and Jeffrey Cheng Man[...]

Posted on March 31, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Yet to reach and fulfil his true potential and pitted against the explosively-gifted Wellington, Sky Field will be given the opportunity to build both experience and profile when contesting the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Monday (5 April). Trainer Caspar Fownes firmly believes the sparingly-raced son of Deep Field has the[...]

Posted on February 25, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Grateful Heart has been crowned DBS x Manulife Million Challenge champion, leaving Danny Shum to revel in a third victory in the lucrative Happy Valley series in six years. Joining Shum’s previous winners – Speedy Longwah (2016) and Charity Glory (2018) – Grateful Heart was clearly the best-performed runner in the series, which stretched from[...]

Posted on October 24, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Something has to give at Sha Tin on Saturday (24 October) as two of Hong Kong’s hottest young properties put impressive winning streaks on the line. The clash between Mighty Giant (129lb) and Sky Field (123lb) in the Class 2 Argyle Handicap (1400m) is the clear highlight of the day with all the elements of[...]

Posted on October 2, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira sealed a hat-trick of wins containing plenty of promise for the future as Computer Patch (117lb) blew away his rivals in the Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Thursday, 1 October. “This horse gave me a very good feeling when I was aboard him last time for John[...]

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

Champion trainer Ricky Yiu’s stable stalwart Jolly Banner is looking to land a third Group 3 win for his handler in Thursday’s (1 October) National Day Cup Handicap (1000m), ahead of what is likely to be the classy veteran’s sixth and final Hong Kong racing season. “This will be one of his last few runs[...]

Posted on September 14, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Jockey Karis Teetan landed a treble at Sha Tin yesterday (13 September) which included the milestone of his 400th win in Hong Kong aboard Will Power in race seven. The dirt specialist took the Class 3 Jordan Handicap (1200m) to record his fourth win from seven starts on the dirt and provide Teetan’s landmark. “I[...]

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

Sky Field made a big statement before the break between seasons and this Sunday (13 September) at Sha Tin he readies for his return in the Class 3 Hung Hom Handicap (1200m), with the Four-Year-Old Classic Series on his radar. “It’s a big season for him, so I’m treating him like a horse with a[...]

Posted on July 13, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton locked up a fourth Hong Kong champion jockey title when Fast Most Furious (130lb) carried him past the post for his 144th win of the campaign in the Class 1 Sha Tin Mile Trophy Handicap (1600m) on Sunday, 12 July. The Australian ace had an eight-win lead at the start of the 11-race[...]

Fownes flexes muscle, December remains main goal

Panfield returns in style ahead of HKIR assignment

Fownes outlines championship ambitions ahead of season-opening

Caspar Fownes to celebrate championship with strong Valley team

Caspar Fownes lands heavyweight blow in trainers’ championship tussle

Southern Legend enhances fine record with Group 3 Premier Plate triumph

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

Courier Wonder signals exciting future for Hong Kong’s sprint ranks

Wellington justifies Gibson’s faith with stunning Chairman’s Sprint Prize triumph

Caspar Fownes confident Sky Field is a tremendous long-term project

Grateful Heart wins DBS x Manulife Million Challenge

Fownes hopes fiery Field can bloom on 1400m debut

Three for Moreira as Computer Patch takes the Group 3 National Day Cup

Yiu’s veteran Jolly Banner aims to fly once more

Karis Teetan strikes 400 Hong Kong wins, Sky Field impresses

Exciting Sky Field is on the Hong Kong Classic Mile trail

Fast Most Furious for Purton and Hall, Yiu keeps Cruz at bay

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