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Profiles

Comprehensive profiles on the world's most influential horse trainers, from Aidan O'Brien to Chris Waller to Yoshito Yahagi.

  • Brett CrawfordSAF 🇿🇦
  • AGE55 years
  • First G1 winThunder Dance (2012 Paddock Stakes)
  • best horseJackson
  • A long-time leading trainer in South Africa, Brett Crawford is renowned for both his methods and his manners, with his many successes on the Cape circuit earning him a coveted spot on the Hong Kong training roster.

  • Tony CruzHK 🇭🇰
  • AGE69 years
  • First G1 winSilent Witness (2003 Hong Kong Sprint)
  • best horseSilent Witness
  • There is no bigger name in Hong Kong racing than Tony Cruz, a champion jockey and trainer – and all-round master horseman – who earned ‘legend’ status through exploits that extend as far as Europe.

  • James CummingsAUS 🇦🇺
  • AGE38 years
  • First G1 winAlizee (2017 Flight Stakes)
  • best horseAnamoe
  • James Cummings is a fourth-generation trainer who hails from one of Australia’s most successful horse racing dynasties of all. 

Hong Kong trainer David Eustace
  • David EustaceHK 🇭🇰
  • AGE35 years
  • First G1 winKenedna (2019 Queen Of The Turf Stakes)
  • best horseGold Trip
  • British trainer David Eustace made a rapid rise to prominence in Australia before furthering his global ambitions with a move to Hong Kong.

  • Caspar FownesHK 🇭🇰
  • AGE59 years
  • First G1 winThe Duke (2006 Hong Kong Mile)
  • best horseMilitary Attack
  • Known as ‘King of The Valley’, Caspar Fownes is the quintessential Hong Kong-based trainer and he’s made the iconic island track his own ‘happy’ hunting ground over the years.

  • John GosdenGB 🇬🇧
  • AGE75 years
  • First G1 winBates Motel (1983 Santa Anita Handicap)
  • best horseEnable
  • With a reputation for transparency and good judgment, John Gosden OBE is a champion British racehorse trainer that has amassed more than 3000 wins – over 100 at the highest level – and tasted success at home and abroad.

  • Francis LuiHK 🇭🇰
  • AGE67 years
  • First G1 winLucky Bubbles (2017 Chairman's Sprint Prize)
  • best horseGolden Sixty
  • Leading Hong Kong trainer Francis Lui was rewarded for his patience and persistence when star galloper Golden Sixty entered his stable and went on to put both their names up in lights.

  • Mitsumasa NakauchidaJPN 🇯🇵
  • AGE47 years
  • First G1 winDanon Premium (2017 Asai Hai Futurity Stakes)
  • best horseLiberty Island
  • A strong racing pedigree and a truly global education have helped Mitsumasa Nakauchida quickly climb into the top echelon of Japanese trainers.

  • Pierre NgHK 🇭🇰
  • AGE43 years
  • best horseGalaxy Patch
  • Pierre Ng has leveraged a lifetime around racehorses to storm into the Hong Kong training ranks and announce himself as a star of the future.

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