Thursday, April 09, 2015

名師名師-方祿麟

Lawrie Fownes 。 方祿麟
9 Apr 2015 ~ A champion trainer in India, he was a pioneer in Hong Kong racing and father of champion trainer Caspar, passed away at his Tai Po home this morning, aged 77. 方祿麟祖籍英國,印度出生,兒時與馬結緣,繼承父業成為練馬師,在印度取得逾650場頭馬。他於1981年來港開倉,在港22季取得637場勝仗,2003年因年屆65歲退休,兒子方嘉柏同年獲發練馬師牌照,承傳練馬事業。小方於06/07年馬季首嘗冠軍,小方累積頭馬數字於上月已超越父親,而且三度登上冠軍練馬師寶座,方祿麟因此亦感到欣慰。

Wednesday, January 07, 2015

騎師回顧-彭瑪

「喜樂」與「辛酸」參半
(上圖:西域少俠攝於凱旋門...西域少俠獨有《擔扞耳》下格馬相,相反牠鬥心極好,忠心耐跑~賽績9W-8Q-5P) 4 Jan 2015 ~ Multiple Group One winning jockey Gary Palmer has died unexpectedly, aged 53.The retired Queensland rider had a new career as a racing steward and worked on the panel at the Gold Coast races on Saturday, just hours before his death. 約80年代中出任郭靈華馬房主帥的一代名將彭瑪,上周六在澳洲突然離世,享年五十三歲。彭瑪掛靴後,在澳洲出任競賽董事,上周六在黃金海岸賽事工作後猝死。