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Trainer Caspar Fownes (middle) celebrates the win of Dancing Fighter with jockey Zac Purton (left) and Canto-pop superstar Aaron Kwok (right). Photos: Kenneth Chan

Can Canto-pop superstar Aaron Kwok be the toast of Sha Tin again?

The pair has shared a long friendship and enjoyed considerable success on the track but the happy-go-lucky trainer takes it all in his stride

27 Jun 2019

Vincent Ho coasts to victory aboard Rise High. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Rise High can be ‘the next big thing for Hong Kong racing’: Fownes

23 Jun 2019 - 8:47 PM

Zac Purton trials Southern Legend on Tuesday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Dubai-bound Southern Legend dodges one juggernaut but runs into another

19 Mar 2019 - 3:03 PM

Zac Purton wins easily on Green Luck in November last year, his first win in Hong Kong. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Fownes believes Classic Mile hopeful Green Luck has ‘a big future’

15 Jan 2019 - 1:04 PM

Tigre Du Terre (extreme outside) is beaten by a nostril during his first Hong Kong start last month. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Tigre Du Terre to make own luck after $142 heartbreak on debut

3 Jan 2019 - 4:19 PM

Aaron Kwok celebrates Dancing Fighter’s win at Sha Tin on Saturday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Hong Kong icon Aaron Kwok steals the show at Sha Tin

29 Dec 2018 - 7:15 PM

Zac Purton

Smart Baby, Purton fight through HKIR hangover at Happy Valley

12 Dec 2018 - 11:46 PM

Sam Clipperton

Sam Clipperton hopes better barrier can lift E Master to another Happy Valley victory

27 Nov 2018 - 4:55 PM

Caspar Fownes

Fownes: ‘I’d be disappointed if I don’t snag a couple of winners’

13 Nov 2018 - 4:02 PM

Joyful Trinity trots on the Sha Tin all-weather track. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Fownes confident tactics change will give spark to Joyful Trinity

19 Oct 2018 - 3:49 PM

The 51-year-old reaches the milestone thanks to E Master’s victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday night

Caspar Fownes

Trainer Caspar Fownes joins elite club with 800 Hong Kong winners

27 Sep 2018 - 12:03 AM

Zac Purton guides Country Star (left) to victory in a recent trial at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

John Size

‘John Size’s horse will probably win the race’: Caspar Fownes

25 Sep 2018 - 2:29 PM

Southern Legend gallops on the turf at Sha Tin on Thursday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Legend to ‘find it tough’ in Chief Executive’s Cup with focus on HKIR: Fownes

1 Sep 2018 - 11:02 AM

Zac Purton

Zac Purton snares four-timer to slash Joao Moreira’s title lead

20 May 2018 - 8:41 PM

Wishful Thinker runs over the top of Hot King Prawn. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Boom sprinter Hot King Prawn beaten, but not disgraced

29 Apr 2018 - 10:34 PM

Caspar Fownes

Joyful Trinity off to Singapore? Caspar Fownes says wait and see

4 Apr 2018 - 2:06 PM

Southern Legend (left) knocks off $1.20 favourite Nothingilikemore. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Longines Hong Kong International Races

Southern prevails on Sunday, but Nothingilikemore can be a Legend

10 Dec 2017 - 11:50 PM

Super Satin, ridden by Douglas Whyte, won the Peninsula Golden Jubilee Challenge Cup at Sha Tin in 2010.

XXIV 2017

How ‘school’ puts racehorses on the right track

6 Dec 2017 - 4:17 PM

Trenton worked as a general news reporter in Brisbane, Australia at The Courier-Mail for three years before moving into the political coverage. During his four years at the paper he covered federal and state elections along with a range of major political issues before moving to Hong Kong to pursue his love of racing.

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