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With only five meetings to go and just six wins separating Caspar Fownes and John Size in the race for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship, it takes something outstanding to take focus away from the pair’s late-season joust.  Joao Moreira and Francis Lui managed precisely that on Saturday with trebles and, in an era…

As the last laps of 2020/21 rapidly approach, it is remarkable to think the Hong Kong racing season is only six meetings from its finale – but, to borrow a footballing term, there is still so much to play for.  Since the moment Caspar Fownes and Joao Moreira combined with Joy Master to win the…

When the pivotal moments in the battle for 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship honours are reviewed, Sunday (20 June) will resonate powerfully. Caspar Fownes’ extraordinary effort to saddle five winners and two seconds from 12 runners across 10 races pushed the ‘King of the Valley’ out to a seven-win lead over John Size with only…

The finish line of the 2020/21 season is suddenly within sight but, as much as we look forward with excitement to the final chapters of this term, it is also a period of reflection – and appreciation. The Club remains deeply grateful to everybody who has sacrificed and remained vigilant during the pandemic with a…

With only eight meetings left in the 2020/21 Hong Kong season, the final twists and turns in another incredible 12-month period of high-class racing are about to unfold and two very distinct trends seem certain to figure. The battle for supremacy in the trainers’ championship between triple winner Caspar Fownes and 11-time champion John Size…

One of horseracing’s most potent strengths is internationalism and its ability, despite its many contrasting styles around the world, to speak the same language. Regardless of the venue – Sha Tin, Longchamp, Flemington, Epsom, Tokyo or Churchill Downs – the congregation of great horses, trainers and jockeys remains a magnetic force. This trend has continued…

When the World Pool was launched at Royal Ascot in  2019, there was a clear goal to create a new dimension to commingling, enabling people around the world to make use of huge liquidity, resulting in a 60 percent spike in turnover. Commingling unlocks racing’s global potential, allowing customers in Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand,…

International competition has long been a feature of Hong Kong’s world-class racing and it barely seems possible six months have passed since the best of Ireland, Japan and Hong Kong clashed during LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR). The impact on the breeding industry and the promotion of our sport is deeply enhanced by the…

The 2020/21 Hong Kong season shapes as another memorable chapter in the Club’s rich history with the continued successful staging of high-quality racing despite restrictions imposed by the pandemic. The Club has taken all measures to ensure all health and safety protocols are stringently met for the wellbeing of our staff, jockeys, trainers, owners and…

With 13 meetings left in the Hong Kong racing season, the battle lines for the 2020/21 trainers’ championship are clearly drawn in what shapes as an exciting finale to another spectacular 12 months of competition. After success at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, Caspar Fownes (63) has narrowed the gap to John Size (65) with…