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07/02/2025
香港賽馬會已向桂福特（前稱克福特）發給2025/2026年度馬季的練馬師牌照。
桂福特現年53歲，是南非最著名的練馬師之一，從練以來勝出近一千五百場賽事，包括三十八場一級賽。桂福特兒時已展開他的賽馬旅程，最初策騎馬匹進行操練，完成學業後隨即成為馬房員工。他在多位享負盛名的南非練馬師指導下汲取了寶貴經驗，包括蜚聲國際的郭克，以及南非冠軍練馬師桑德斯及德裡爾。桂福特於2001年成功獲聘為南非大馬主Sabine Plattner女士的私人練馬師，開展練馬事業，並於2010年獲發公開練馬師牌照。
2017/2018年度馬季是桂福特在南非成績最佳的一季，該季他的馬房合共勝出六項一級賽。
桂福特以西開普為基地，另在約翰內斯堡開設衛星馬房，並與兒子桂輝定（前稱克輝定）合夥練馬。他於2023/2024年度馬季以一百零六場頭馬登上南非練馬師榜第三位，勝出率達百分之十一點七。桂福特於2024/2025年度馬季初氣勢如虹，個人贏得二十九場頭馬，其後開始與桂輝定合作練馬，二人聯手再添十三勝（截止1月29日為止）。桂福特近期的主要成就包括於2024年7月憑Greg Bortz名下的「迷人東方」第二度揚威南非其中一項最重要賽事德班七月讓賽。
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has issued a Trainer’s licence to Mr Brett Crawford for the 2025/2026 racing season.
Mr Crawford, 53, is one of South Africa’s most decorated trainers with 38 Group 1 victories among a career tally of almost 1,500 winners. He began his horse racing journey as a child, riding work before transitioning to a stable employee immediately after finishing school. He has gained valuable experience under the guidance of some of South Africa’s most esteemed trainers, including the internationally renowned Mike de K**k, as well as South African champion trainers Eric Sands and Dennis Drier. In 2001, Mr Crawford successfully applied for the position of private trainer with Mrs Sabine Plattner, one of South Africa's leading thoroughbred horse owners, marking the start of his training career. He obtained an open licence in 2010.
Mr Crawford’s best season in South Africa came in 2017/18, when his stable claimed six Group 1 wins.
Mr Crawford operates primarily from the Western Cape, along with a satellite stable in Johannesburg, and trains in partnership with his son, James Crawford. In the 2023/24 season, he achieved third place in the South African Trainers’ Premiership with 106 winners at a strike rate of 11.7%. Mr Crawford started the 2024/25 season in strong fashion with 29 wins under his own name before forming his partnership with James Crawford. The pair has since added 13 wins (as of 29 January). A notable recent achievement includes winning the Durban July – one of South Africa’s biggest races - for the second time with Oriental Charm, co-owned by Greg Bortz, in July 2024.
