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

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

Four-time champion trainer looking forward to his progressive five-year-old’s return in next weekend’s Group Three Celebration Cup (1,400m)

14 Sep 2023

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

Peter 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

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

1 May 2023 - 12:59 PM

Son Pak Fu wins the Class Three Incheon Handicap (1,200m) under Jerry Chau at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Son Pak Fu becomes first galloper to win four in a row at Happy Valley this term

27 Apr 2023 - 12:00 AM

Straight Arron wins the Class Two Wan Chai Gap Handicap (1,800m) under Vincent Ho at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Fownes declares Straight Arron would have won a genuinely run Hong Kong Derby

23 Apr 2023 - 8:44 PM

Straight Arron makes a winning first appearance for Caspar Fownes in a Class Three contest over 1,800m at Sha Tin on February 26. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Fownes tipping Hong Kong Derby fifth Arron to go Straight to triple figures

22 Apr 2023 - 12:52 PM

Topic / Caspar Fownes

Caspar Fownes

Sam Agars started his career in South Australia before moving to Hong Kong in 2014. He spent three years covering rugby and golf for the Post, before joining the horse racing team in 2018.