Caspar Fownes
Fownes knocks Size off in Hong Kong trainers champonship
Caspar Fownes has claimed victory in the gripping battle with John Size for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship after a pulsating final Sha Tin meeting of the season on Sunday (July 11) saw Fownes emerge with an unassailable lead. With only nine races left at Happy Valley’s season finale on Wednesday night, Fownes leads […]
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Sky Darci headlines Fownes treble at Sha Tin
Caspar Fownes regained the trainers’ championship lead and celebrated the successful race-track return of BMW Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci in one fell swoop with a pivotal treble, crowned by G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap glory (1600m), at Sha Tin on Sunday. Trailing John Size by two winners entering the meeting, Fownes climbed back […]
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Fownes confident Sky Darci can win Lion Rock Trophy
Caspar Fownes is confident BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner Sky Darci has the quality and versatility to capitalise on favourable weight conditions to bolster the record of younger gallopers in the G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Sky Darci will carry just 115lb, a probable 1lb over his allotted […]
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Sky Darci bookies elect for the Hong Kong Derby
Caspar Fownes-trained Sky Darci heads 14 selected runners for the $HK24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, March 21. Commanding top rating for the coveted Classic, Sky Darci will bid to lodge a sixth victory in Hong Kong racing and, in the process, join the cavalcade of equine stars to […]
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Fownes: Classique Legend ready for Hong Kong Sprint
The 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 string […]
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