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Amazing Race has shown versatility in his career in Britain.Photos: Kenneth Chan

Clue is obvious with big money on Amazing Race at Happy Valley

Caspar Fownes-trained gelding, who put together a nice career in Britain under the name Natural Nine, has shown a spark of talent that suggests he will pay his way early next season

7 Jul 2016

Nash Rawiller gets Renaissance Art over the line to win the feature of the day, the Hong Kong Reunification Cup, at Sha Tin on Friday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Mojo’s back: Renaissance Art caps return to form after gelding operation with Reunification Cup victory

1 Jul 2016 - 9:15 PM

Zac Purton brings Renaissance Art back after winning race six. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Caspar Fownes dances the night away with a treble

23 Jun 2016 - 12:30 AM

The champion Australian rider is the king of celebrations, but his decision not to wave his whip after crossing the line on Winston’s Lad proved correct as he went down by a nose

Brett Prebble

Brett Prebble makes right judgement call as he loses tight photo finish to Caspar Fownes’ Sky King

19 Jun 2016 - 9:21 PM

Olivier Doleuze drives giant galloper Sky King home to win the first race at the public holiday meeting at Happy Valley. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Gentle giant: Caspar Fownes’ Sky King eclipses Able Friend, taking ‘huge’ title with Class Four win

9 Jun 2016 - 9:30 PM

Race 4, Kitaya, ridden by Jack Wong, won the class 4 over 1650m at Happy Valley on 01Jun16.

Caspar Fownes

Joao Moreira’s peach of a ride not enough for Apache Spirit, but Caspar Fownes’ galloper to win soon

2 Jun 2016 - 8:48 PM

<p>The leading trainer had gone 80 runners without a winner before Gonna Run managed to get his head down at just the right time </p>

Caspar Fownes

Dethroned king of Happy Valley Caspar Fownes breaks longest drought of career

20 Apr 2016 - 11:36 PM

King Of Mongolia won on Wednesday night, but Formula Won in the purple cap caught the eye running into second. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Caspar Fownes has the Formula to find winner’s circle again with Happy Valley specialist

24 Mar 2016 - 11:00 AM

Lucky Nine parades in front of the Sha Tin crowd one final time before he heads for retirement in Australia. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Lucky Nine headed for Living Legends in Australia after rousing Sha Tin send-off

14 Mar 2016 - 1:15 PM

So Caffe hasn’t won since July 2014, when he won what now looks a fairly average griffin race. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Caspar Fownes to control Triple Trio with stable transfers So Caffe and Apache Spirit

10 Mar 2016 - 8:30 PM

Caspar Fownes is set for a big night in Dubai on March 26, with Gun Pit to contest the world’s richest race, the World Cup, and Domineer to run in the Golden Shaheen. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Dubai World Cup Carnival 2016

Caspar Fownes’ Dubai plans come together as Gun Pit sneaks into World Cup and Frankie Dettori snares Domineer ride

8 Mar 2016 - 9:30 PM

Gun Pit finishes second in the Al Maktoum Challenge Round Three, all but guaranteeing him a spot in the US$10m Dubai World Cup on March 26. Photo: HKJC

Dubai World Cup Carnival 2016

Locked and loaded: Gun Pit to head to Dubai World Cup after game Maktoum Challenge second

6 Mar 2016 - 12:45 AM

Caspar Fownes

Happy Valley king Caspar Fownes to produce a masterpiece in Triple Trio

29 Feb 2016 - 5:45 PM

Team Lucky Nine celebrate the super galloper’s first KrisFlyer Sprint victory in 2013. Photo: Kenneth Chan

The Griffin

Farewell Lucky Nine, the end of an era for one of Hong Kong racing’s true champions

26 Feb 2016 - 12:30 AM

Caspar Fownes

Lucky Nine retired: Caspar Fownes, Brett Prebble pay tribute to warhorse

23 Feb 2016 - 5:45 PM

Gun Pit will be heading for Dubai after he runs under a big weight in Saturday's Centenary Vase at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

Dubai World Cup horse for sale? Caspar Fownes open to all offers for Gun Pit

4 Feb 2016 - 2:00 PM

Race 10, Gonna Run, ridden by Vincent Ho, won the class 3 over 1600m at Sha Tin on 01Jan16.

Caspar Fownes

Absent Caspar Fownes rings in new year with French flavour

1 Jan 2016 - 9:45 PM

Race 6, Gun Pit, ridden by Zac Purton, won the class 1 over 1650m(all weather track) at Sha Tin on 18Nov15.

Caspar Fownes

Caspar Fownes hopes HK dirt star Gun Pit learns from experience after failing to fire in Japan

6 Dec 2015 - 3:45 PM

Alan Aitken has worked in all facets of the media and was the master of the famous AJC Punters Podium at Sydney racecourses for many years. He was one of Australia's most respected racing journalists over almost two decades with The Sydney Morning Herald before joining SCMP in 2001. Alan also has extensive magazine and radio experience and is a respected racing form analyst.

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