Author Archives: Heidi Wong

The staging of the 2024 Hong Kong Sevens is another reminder of the vital importance of international sporting events to our incredible city. It was wonderful to experience the enthusiasm, passion and colour of the sell-out crowd on Friday as Sevens enthusiasts from all over the world descended on Hong Kong Stadium to watch some…

While much of the international racing focus over the past week has been on the BMW Hong Kong Derby and the upcoming Dubai World Cup meeting, the announcement this week that the European Union (EU) has approved the reinstatement of direct exports of registered equines from South Africa is certainly a very welcome development. The…

The 2023/24 season has already been filled with incredible racing highlights and, with the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) rapidly approaching on 24 March, HELIOS EXPRESS and CHANCHENG GLORY combined in last Sunday’s thrilling Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) to write another enthralling chapter in the Four-Year-Old Classic Series. HELIOS EXPRESS showed great determination to…

And so, the stage is set for the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (3 March) when the second leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series will be contested by a quality group of emerging horses. The Hong Kong Classic Cup, which was formerly known as the Hong Kong Derby…

After six months of intense competition, it is appropriate that the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge will be decided on the very last night of the 2023/24 series at Happy Valley tonight (Wednesday, 21 February) with 10 horses still in contention to claim the first three places. With prizes on offer of HK$1 million for…

New Year’s Day is always an auspicious occasion on the Hong Kong racing calendar and last Monday’s Sha Tin meeting was no exception with fantastic racing and wonderful off-track entertainment.  The sporting highlight of the day was provided by Pierre Ng’s emerging star TAJ DRAGON, who delivered a career-best performance to provide Pierre and jockey…

Planning for the future is one of the Club’s abiding hallmarks and the Licensing Committee’s decision to appoint David Eustace as a new trainer for the start of the 2024/25 season, while also updating the retirement age of existing trainers from 65 to 66 are examples of our approach.  At the age of 32, David…

The arrival of SHAHRYAR on Wednesday evening (22 November) as the first of a decorated contingent of overseas horses bound for Sha Tin for the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) means we are now only days from our flagship meeting on 10 December.   Over the next week, 24 fellow internationals are scheduled to…

With only 18 days left until LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), the finishing touches are being applied to our December showpiece with the selection of a host of world-class horses for the four LONGINES Group 1 features at Sha Tin on 10 December.   A total of 16 individual Group 1 winners crowns the…

Sha Tin hosts one of the most glamourous meetings of the season with Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Day this Sunday (5 November) with a fusion of style, fashion and quality horseracing. For many in Hong Kong, Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Day is a celebration of haute couture as stylish racegoers don their finest outfits at…