John Size (born 10 July 1954) is one of the most successful racehorse trainers in Hong Kong history and was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall Of Fame in 2018. After a successful career in his native Australia, Size arrived in Hong Kong for the 2001-02 season with a reputation for rejuvenating horses set back by illness or injury and for his ability to mould and develop young horses from the beginning of their careers. In his first season, he trained 58 winners to become only the second trainer ever to win the championship title in his first season. Size subsequently added more championships in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, and shares the record of 11 Hong Kong title wins with another legendary Australian, George Moore.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club - Trainer information
Size holds the record for the number of winners saddled in a Hong Kong season - 95 in 2016-17 and, in the 2017-18 season, broke the Hong Kong record for prizemoney won by his runners with HK$176,441,240. At the end of the 2019-20 season, he had trained 1,257 winners in Hong Kong, ranking him only behind John Moore (1,735) and Tony Cruz (1,294). He lives in Hong Kong with his wife, Coco, and their daughter, Carina.
Significant wins
* Stewards' Cup: Electronic Unicorn (2002, 2003), Super Kid (2004), Armada (2007), Glorious Days (2013), Waikuku (2020, 2022).
* Champions Mile: Electronic Unicorn (2003), Sight Winner (2009), Contentment (2017).
* Chairman's Sprint Prize: Grand Delight (2003), Ivictory (2018), Beat The Clock (2019).
*Hong Kong Sprint
The Hong Kong Sprint is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid De ...
: Mr Stunning (2017), Beat The Clock (2019).
*Hong Kong Mile
The Hong Kong Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December ...
: Glorious Days (2013).
* Centenary Sprint Cup: Grand Delight (2003), D B Pin (2018), Beat the Clock (2019).
* Bauhinia Sprint Trophy: Grand Delight (2003), Amazing Kids (2017), Premiere (2018).
* Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup: Electronic Unicorn (2004), Contentment (2016).
*Queen Elizabeth II Cup
The Queen Elizabeth II Cup is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race at Sha Tin Racecourse in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1975 by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, it is run annually in April at a distance of 2,000 metres (ten ...
: River Dancer (2004).
* Champions & Chater Cup: Super Kid (2004).
*Hong Kong Derby
The Hong Kong Derby is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1873. Restricted to horses four-years-old only since 1981, the race is run in mid-March and is the premier event on the domestic racing programme with a purse of HK$18 m ...
: Fay Fay (2012), Luger (215), Ping Hai Star (2018).
*Hong Kong Classic Mile
The Hong Kong Classic Mile is a domestic Group 1 four year old set weights Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong, run over a distance of 1600 metres. It was originally a Group 3 race and was the traditional lead-up race for the Hong Kong Derby. In t ...
: Sun Jewellery (2016), Nothingilikemore (2018)
* Hong Kong Classic Cup: Unique Jewellery (2009), It Has To Be You (2013), Thunder Fantasy (2015), Sun Jewellery (2016).
*George Ryder Stakes
The George Ryder Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and over at Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1500 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in March or April. It i ...
: Al Mansour (2000)
*AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes, formerly known as the Queen's Plate, AJC Plate, and AJC King's Cup, is is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydne ...
: Georgie Boy (2000)
* The Galaxy (ATC): Padstow (2001).
*All Aged Stakes
The All Aged Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred Weight for Age horse race, run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in April or May during the ATC Autumn Carnival. Prize money is A$6 ...
: El Mirada (2001).
Performance
References
* The Hong Kong Jockey Club
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Living people
Australian horse trainers
Hong Kong horse trainers
1954 births