Stellar Express (2020) Horse

Foal Date

13-Apr-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Zoustar

Dam

Darinja

Prize Money

2272827

Trainer

John Size

Owners

Larry Yung Chi Kin

About

Stellar Express is a 6yo bay gelding trained by John Size in Hong Kong. He is by Zoustar out of Darinja. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $2,272,827, he is seen as an above‑average racehorse. On 4th Jan 2026 at Sha Tin, Andrea Atzeni rode him to his most important win, claiming the $4,200,000 3yo+ Open Handicap against Colourful King. He has consistently delivered profit for bettors, providing a 34% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Sha Tin

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Sha Tin 27-Jun-26 1000m GOOD R8 CL1 Hcp $130,200 (of $3,720,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:55.400, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st 1st Colourful King ( A Atzeni 56.5 ) 2nd Magic Control ( A Badel 52.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Bottomuptogether ( B Wong 58 , Cd 55 ) 1.50L 5th Stellar Express ( H Bowman 59 ) 1.80L See full results	H Bowman 59kg 1.80L	5 (11)
Sha Tin 18-Jun-26 1050m R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:24.000 1st Exceptional Santos ( Y L Chung ) 2nd Stellar Express ( H Bowman )	H Bowman	2 (2)
Sha Tin 11-Jun-26 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 9 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.400 1st Little Paradise ( Z Purton ) 2nd Luck Is Back ( L Hewitson ) 0.80L 3rd Hymnbook ( K Teetan ) 2.30L 4th Stellar Express ( B Avdulla ) 3.00L	B Avdulla 3.00L	4 (10)
Sha Tin 31-May-26 1200m GOOD R9 G3 3YO+ Open Hcp $252,000 (of $4,200,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:07.940, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:22.420 1st Patch Of Stars ( K Teetan 55 ) 2nd Raging Blizzard ( B Avdulla 61 ) 0.10L 3rd Tomodachi Kokoroe ( H Bentley 57 ) 1.40L 4th Stellar Express ( H Bowman 56 ) 1.80L See full results	H Bowman 56kg 1.80L	4 (10)
Sha Tin 22-May-26 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.300 1st Causeway King ( H Y Yuen ) 2nd Majestic Valour ( M F Poon ) 2.00L 3rd Tang Heart ( J Moreira ) 7.30L 4th Stellar Express ( H Bowman ) 7.50L	H Bowman 7.50L	4 (9)