HKJC CEO Blog

As Chair of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF), I am excited to participate in the 41st Asian Racing Conference this week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where the conference theme is ‘Honouring Tradition, Shaping the Future.’ The three-day business programme features a distinguished lineup of international speakers from racing and sports, technology, business, media, broadcasting and…

As we prepare to celebrate the official halfway point of the season with the staging of the 44th meeting of 2025/26 campaign at Sha Tin tomorrow (8 February), it is timely to reflect on an extraordinary season that has already exceeded expectations. Hong Kong is privileged to have two champions – KA YING RISING and…

The Four-Year-Old Classic Series is traditionally one of the most exciting chapters in the Hong Kong racing season and last Sunday’s (1 February) Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) proved no exception with the brilliant victory of LITTLE PARADISE. The explosive nature of LITTLE PARADISE’s win for trainer Jimmy Ting and Vincent Ho was not only…

In countries with breeding industries, the Triple Crown is run as three-year-old series and, in Great Britain, Ireland and Germany, the three legs are contested over distances of 1600m, 2400m and 2800m. I was lucky during my time living in Germany to be associated with the only German Triple Crown winner, KONIGSSTUHL, who later became a…

Hong Kong’s long and celebrated connection with the horse is an integral part of the city’s identity and as we celebrate the Year of the Horse, the LONGINES Hong Kong International Horse Show is a timely reminder of the Hong Kong’s enduring connection with these wonderful animals. The LONGINES Hong Kong International Horse Show, which…

The anticipation among racing purists ahead of last Sunday’s (25 January) Group 1 double-header at Sha Tin was palpable and, following the towering, history-making feats of KA YING RISING and ROMANTIC WARRIOR, it is amazing to think that reality exceeded even the highest expectations. KA YING RISING’s effort to win for the 17th consecutive time…

To celebrate having such a fantastic sporting highlight in our season with 2 Group 1 races featuring KA YING RISING, ROMANTIC WARRIOR and VOYAGE BUBBLE as some of world’s best horses on parade at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 January), we wanted to make this a special event by have an opening performance with popular…

With only two days until the first Hong Kong Group 1 race of 2026 – and with the Year of the Horse looming – it is appropriate that KA YING RISING is again at the centre of international focus with this extraordinary sprinter on the cusp of more history at Sha Tin this Sunday (25…

During the course of a still emerging, but already amazing racing career, KA YING RISING’s penchant for achieving extraordinary heights has quickly earnt deserved status as the world’s best sprinter and it was wonderful that his quality was further recognised in London on Tuesday (20 January) with the latest release of the LONGINES World’s Best…

The launch of the Year of The Horse campaign marks the start of one of the most exciting chapters in the Club’s history as we celebrate the deep bond between horses and humans as well as the special role of the horse in Chinese culture and Hong Kong’s history. The Year of the Horse is…