Stats / Trainers / C. Fownes
C. Fownes
Birthday: Aug 12, 1967
Nationality: Hong Kong
Background:
Age: 55. Caspar Fownes assisted his late father Lawrie for several seasons before gaining his licence in 2003/04. He eclipsed his father's best season stats in his rookie year with 44 wins. In 2006/07 he won his first premiership and has since added three more. Fownes claimed a fourth title in 2020/21 season with an unrivalled 79 wins which included a second Hong Kong Derby triumph. He saddled his second G1 Hong Kong Sprint winner last season with Sky Field, and he also scored a trio of G3 triumphs thanks to the excellent performances of Zebrowski and Senor Toba. Fownes is particularly known for his fine record at Happy Valley where he has notched 535 career wins - more than any other active Hong Kong-based trainer. He became only the fourth horseman in Hong Kong history to saddle 1,000 winners when Lucky Quality prevailed on 24 April, 2022.
Achievements:
Hong Kong Champion Trainer (2006/07, 2008/09, 2013/14, 2020/21).
Notable Race Wins Include
Hong Kong Mile (2006 The Duke), Hong Kong Sprint (2021 Sky Field, 2011 Lucky Nine), Hong Kong Derby (2010 Super Satin, 2021 Sky Darci), 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), G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (2022 Senor Toba), G3 Centenary Vase (2022 Zebrowski), 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 2022/23 season): 1012 (win strike rate: 9.7%).
General Performances
No of wins for season: 47
No of runs for season: 503
Win %: 9.34
No of wins for all weather: 4
No of 2nds for all weather: 6
No of 3rds for all weather: 6
All weather: 48
Total stakes: $74,367,620
Win stakes: $37,839,450
No of 2nds: 51
No of 3rds: 54
Percentage for season: 30.22
Profit/Loss: ($1,059)
Most Effective Distances
| Year | Happy Valley | Shatin | 1000m-1200m | 1400m-1650m | 1800m-2000m | 2000m+ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 23 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 228 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 275 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 216 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 211 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Performance
| Distance | Win | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total Ride | Win% | ||
| Happy Valley | 1000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 8.7 | |
| 1200 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 57 | 93 | 13.98 | ||
| 1650 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 78 | 11.54 | ||
| 1800 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 2200 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22.22 | ||
| Shatin | All weather | 1200 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 4.35 |
| 1650 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 14.29 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Turf | 1000 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 7.69 | |
| 1200 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 52 | 5.77 | ||
| 1400 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 71 | 2.82 | ||
| 1600 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1800 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 17.65 | ||
| 2000 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 28.57 | ||
| 2400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14.29 | ||
Odds of Runners
| Draw Year | <4 | 4-10 | 10-20 | 20+ | ||||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 23 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 50 | 30 | 22 | 27 | 169 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 132 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 152 |
Draw Statistic
| Draw Year | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-14 | |||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 228 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 182 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 93 |
Trainer Partnerships
| Trainer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total |
| C. Y. Ho | 14 | 13 | 16 | 69 | 112 |
| H. Bentley | 5 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 39 |
| H. Bowman | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 54 |
| L. Ferraris | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 30 |
| L. Currie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 29 |
| K. H. Chan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 55 |
| A. Badel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25 |
| E. C. W. Wong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| M. Chadwick | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 23 |
| B. Shinn | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| J. Kah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Moreira | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| K. Teetan | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 25 |
| M. L. Yeung | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| A. Hamelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| B. Avdulla | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| C. Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Wong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| D. Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J. McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J. McNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| K. C. Leung | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| L. Hewitson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| M. Dee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. F. Poon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| R. Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| S. De Sousa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| V. Borges | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Y. L. Chung | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
