Birthday: Jul 10, 1954

Nationality: Australia

Background:
Age: 70. John Size was a top trainer in Sydney before his arrival in Hong Kong in 2001 with a reputation for improving and rekindling the spark in his horses. He broke the mould by winning the trainers' championship in his very first season. He was level with Caspar Fownes at the end of 2013/14 with 62 wins apiece as he chased an eighth title but Fownes was crowned champion on count-back with one more second-place finisher. Size notched that eighth championship in the 2015/16 season, while his ninth, in 2016/17, saw him set a new record for most wins in a season with 94 - 27 more than nearest rival John Moore. In winning his 10th title in 2017/18, Size set a new benchmark for earnings in a season, accruing total prize money of HK$176,441,240. His 11th title in 2018/19 was sealed after a tussle with rival john Moore that went to the season's final day. He has trained the winners of two Horse of the Year titles, the multiple HKG1 scorers Electronic Unicorn and Grand Delight. In 2009/10 he trained Brave Kid to equal the then record of six wins in a season and Entrapment who finally broke that record with seven victories in just five months. In November, 2023 he soared higher into Hong Kong racing's stratosphere with his 1,500th winner - one of only three trainers to reach the mark. At the conclusion of the 2022/23 season he broke his deadlock with George Moore to become the only 12-time Hong Kong Champion Trainer in history. Size claimed another Group 1 in 2024 with Beauty Eternal, who captured the Champions Mile. The handler also won the first two legs of the 2024 Four-Year-Old Classic Series with Helios Express.

Achievements:
Hong Kong Champion Trainer (2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2007/08, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 & 2022/23); Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee (2018).

Notable Race Wins Include
Hong Kong Derby (2012 Fay Fay, 2015 Luger, 2018 Ping Hai Star), Hong Kong Mile (2013 Glorious Days), Hong Kong Sprint (2017 Mr Stunning, 2019 Beat The Clock), QEII Cup (2004 River Dancer), Champions Mile (2003 Electronic Unicorn, 2009 Sight Winner, 2017 Contentment, 2024 Beauty Eternal), Chairman's Sprint Prize (2003 Grand Delight, 2018 Ivictory, 2019 Beat The Clock), Stewards' Cup (2002 & 2003 Electronic Unicorn, 2004 Super Kid, 2007 Armada, 2013 Glorious Days, 2020 & 2022 Waikuku), Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (2004 Electronic Unicorn, 2016 Contentment, 2021 Waikuku), Champions & Chater Cup (2004 Super Kid), Centenary Sprint Cup (2003 Grand Delight, 2018 D B Pin, 2019 & 2020 Beat The Clock, 2021 Hot King Prawn), Hong Kong Classic Mile (2016 Sun Jewellery, 2018 Nothingilikemore, 2021 Excellent Proposalm, 2024 Helios Express), Hong Kong Classic Cup (2013 It Has To Be You, 2015 Thunder Fantasy, 2016 Sun Jewellery, 2024 Helios Express), George Ryder Stakes (2000 Al Mansour), Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000 Georgie Boy), The Galaxy (2001 Padstow), All Aged Stakes (2001 El Morada).

Hong Kong Career Wins
(at start of 2024/25 season): 1,543 (win strike rate: 13.6%).