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Vincent Ho (left) and Caspar Fownes at the trophy presentation following Capital Delight’s dead heat with Lucky Archangel at Happy Valley on October 4. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Fownes supports Ho as Capital Delight returns to the races without banned jockey

Dead-heat winner of controversial contest is one of three last-start victors among trainer’s seven runners at Happy Valley on Wednesday night

16 Oct 2023

Brett Prebble rides Cape Of Good Hope to win the Group One Australia Stakes (1,200m) at Moonee Valley in 2005. Photo: Darrin Braybrook/Sunday Herald Sun

Hong Kong racing

How Brett Prebble repaid David Oughton for saving his Hong Kong career with historic win in Australia

5 Oct 2023 - 2:49 PM

Ellis Wong returns to the Sha Tin winner’s circle aboard Class Two Causeway Bay Handicap (1,000m) victor Kurpany on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Apprentice Wong registers biggest win of career on master Fownes’ rank outsider

17 Sep 2023 - 6:50 PM

Caspar Fownes enjoys a victory last season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Fownes ready for another title push: ‘Straight Arron excites me the most’

14 Sep 2023 - 2:23 PM

Keagan de Melo celebrates after opening his account in Hong Kong at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Caspar Fownes

De Melo tastes maiden Hong Kong success, while Atzeni announces his return

13 Sep 2023 - 11:12 PM

Hong Kong’s 12-time champion trainer, John Size, at Happy Valley on July 6. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Size takes record-breaking 12th HK title; Purton and Lui secure Valley crowns

13 Jul 2023 - 12:16 AM

Francis Lui celebrates his four-timer at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Lui fights Fownes for King of the Valley crown after first four-timer since 2020

10 Jul 2023 - 5:49 PM

Birthday boy Peter Ho celebrates his first double this season at Happy Valley on Thursday night. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Ho’s bittersweet birthday as Happy Valley double doesn’t count in licence fight

6 Jul 2023 - 11:16 PM

Jockey Harry Bentley and trainer Caspar Fownes celebrate Packing Hurricane’s win at Sha Tin on May 7. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Fownes heads line of succession to city circuit throne with three meetings left

26 Jun 2023 - 3:44 PM

Caspar Fownes and Ellis Wong celebrate the apprentice jockey’s first win, which came aboard Storm Legend at Sha Tin on May 13. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Columbus sets sail on easiest voyage since April 2021 with novice navigator Wong

8 Jun 2023 - 4:25 PM

Zac Purton and Southern Legend return after winning the 2019 Kranji Mile, while trainer Caspar Fownes is interviewed on the big screen. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Hong Kong reacts to demise of Singapore racing

6 Jun 2023 - 10:23 AM

Straight Arron wins the Queen Mother Memorial Cup at Sha Tin earlier this month. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Straight Arron ready to make presence felt in Champions & Chater Cup

27 May 2023 - 1:15 PM

Ellis Wong is all smiles after saluting aboard Storm Legend at Sha Tin on Saturday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Wong lands first Hong Kong winner with cool Sha Tin ride: ‘he’s a bit of a dude’

13 May 2023 - 5:44 PM

Galaxy Witness gallops at Sha Tin on Monday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Galaxy Witness swaps Derby for dirt as Fownes hunts gelding’s next win

9 May 2023 - 10:55 AM

Straight Arron wins the Queen Mother Memorial Cup under Vincent Ho at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Ho lights up dreary Sha Tin, capping four-timer with Straight Arron’s feature win

7 May 2023 - 7:26 PM

Ellis Wong is all smiles ahead of his Hong Kong debut. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Ho steps aside to give Wong a winning chance on debut

5 May 2023 - 1:27 PM

Caspar Fownes celebrates Straight Arron’s win at Sha Tin on April 23. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Fownes calls on Jockey Club to increase number of staying races in Hong Kong

4 May 2023 - 4:51 PM

Australian jockey Brenton Avdulla. Photo: HKJC

Hong Kong racing

Brenton Avdulla gunning for happier Valley debut than his only Sha Tin experience

1 May 2023 - 12:59 PM

Topic / Caspar Fownes

Caspar Fownes

After graduating, Mark joined Racing Post in 1996 and was its chief sports writer until he moved to Australia in 2001. In Australia, he was the media manager of, among others, Centrebet, Sydney FC and Tom Waterhouse, and he ran the Western Australian Turf Club's racing and wagering operations.