Caspar Fownes sealed a fifth Hong Kong trainers’ championship and Jerry Chau claimed the Tony Cruz Award for leading homegrown jockey as ageless veteran Beauty Joy stamped his class at a pulsating Sha Tin Finale Race Day on Sunday (12 July).
With only nine races left to be run at the 2025/26 Season Finale at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (15 July), Fownes holds an unassailable lead with 69 wins over Danny Shum (64) and Mark Newnham (60) and cannot be caught based on entries for the 88th and final meeting of the season.
Fownes, 58, previously won the Hong Kong trainers’ championship in 2006/07, 2008/09, 2013/14 and 2020/21 and has a career tally of 1,235 Hong Kong wins.
“It’s massive, very relieved, happy – lots of love to my family for pushing me with this one,” Fownes said. “It’s special. It means a lot to me.
“It’s been hammer and tong the whole way and I’m looking forward to next season already – that’s how we roll.”