Deep Field Sprinter Wins HK Bonus

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday February 24

Progressive Deep Field sprinter Sky Field graduated to Class One company at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening earning a lucrative bonus for connections.

Sky Field charged to the line to score a head win in the 1000m dash, delighting trainer Caspar Fownes as the four year-old collected a HK$1,500,000 High Achievement Bonus for winning a Class 1 contest before reaching the age of five.
 

 


Fownes

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predicts a bright future for Sky Field, who defeated Stronger (Not a Single Doubt), a Group III winner in Australia before going to Hong Kong, and Grateful Heart (Written Tycoon), who was crowned DBS x Manulife Million Challenge champion.

The DBS x Manulife Million Challenge is a point score series of sprint races at Happy Valley that stretched from September to Wednesday night (24 February).

 

Sky Field scores his fourth win at Happy Valley - image HKJC

“He’s still learning, but he’s a good horse. Once he starts to really chill with maturity, he’ll be a lot of fun,” Fownes said.

“I’m very happy to get that result for the owners, it’s a massive win for them because they get the $1.5 million bonus with it as well, so it’s just magic.

“He’s still got it ahead of him but it’s exciting when you know he’s got a massive engine.

“He’s a triple-figure (rating) horse for sure. By the end of the season, he’ll be into triple figures and we’ll have something to look forward to in December.”

A $175,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase from the Trelawney Stud draft for Mr D Kwan, Sky Field has the overall record of four wins and two placings from nine starts.

He is the fifth winner from Laravissante, a half-sister by O’Reilly to Hong Kong Group I winner The Duke.

Newgate Farm’s Deep Field is riding high at present having sired his first Group I winner last weekend when Portland Sky dead heated in the Group I MRC Oakleigh Plate.



 

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Race Result - Blue Pool Hcp (C1) 1200m

Happy Valley Track: Good Time: 1:08.84
1
Sky Field
- 4g Deep Field (AUS) x Laravissante (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: C Fownes Rdr: A Badel 53.5
2
0.2
Stronger
- 4h Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Star Pupil (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: D Whyte Rdr: C Y Ho 59
3
0.7
Grateful Heart
- 4g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Show Affection (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: C S Shum Rdr: Z Purton 56
4
2.8
Beauty Applause
- 5g Stratum (AUS) x Easy Step (AUS) (Arena (AUS))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: J Moreira 58.5
5
3.8
Gold Chest
- 6g War Front (USA) x Say (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Richard Gibson Rdr: T Piccone 55.5
6
5.0
Amazing Star
- 6g Darci Brahma (NZ) x Bright Abyss (USA) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: K H Ting Rdr: A Hamelin 60.5
7
5.1
Shining Ace
- 5g Testa Rossa (AUS) x Dance Idol (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: V Borges 55
8
6.0
Explosive Witness
- 6g Star Witness (AUS) x Rocket Baby (AUS) (Danzero (AUS))
Tnr: C Fownes Rdr: K Teetan 57
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