C Fownes

Caspar Fownes assisted his late father Lawrie for several seasons before gaining his licence in 2003/04. He eclipsed his father’s best season tally in his rookie year with 44 wins. In 2006/07 he won his first championship and went on to add four more. Fownes claimed a fifth title in 2025/26 with 69 wins, and in the same season also became only the fourth trainer in Hong Kong racing history to reach 1,200 wins. He saddled his second Hong Kong Sprint winner Sky Field in 2021, and he also scored a trio of Group 3 triumphs with Zebrowski and Senor Toba that same season. Fownes is renowned for his unmatched record at Happy Valley, where he has notched 674 career wins – the most in Hong Kong’s professional era of racing, which began in 1971/72 – earning him the moniker ‘King of the Valley’. Earlier stable stars included elite level winners Lucky Nine, The Duke, Super Satin, Green Birdie and Southern Legend, among others. Fownes has five top-level wins in Singapore. Achievements: Hong Kong Champion Trainer (2006/07, 2008/09, 2013/14, 2020/21 & 2025/26). Notable Wins Include: Hong Kong Derby (2010 Super Satin, 2021 Sky Darci), Hong Kong Mile (2006 The Duke), Hong Kong Sprint (2011 Lucky Nine, 2021 Sky Field), Champions Mile (2020 Southern Legend), Chairman’s Sprint Prize (2013 & 2014 Lucky Nine), Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (2012 Lucky Nine), Hong Kong Classic Mile (2011 Lucky Nine), KrisFlyer International Sprint (2010 Green Birdie, 2013 & 2014 Lucky Nine), SIN G1 Kranji Mile (2018 & 2019 Southern Legend), G2 Jockey Club Cup (2023 Straight Arron), G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (2022 Senor Toba, 2023 Straight Arron), G3 Centenary Vase (2022 Zebrowski, 2023 Senor Toba), G3 January Cup (2022 Zebrowski), G3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy (2021 Explosive Witness), G3 Lion Rock Trophy (2021 Sky Darci), G3 Premier Cup (2021 Sky Field), G3 Premier Plate (2021 Southern Legend). Hong Kong Career Wins (at start of 2026/27 season): 1,235 (win strike rate: 9.7%).