Author Archives: Heidi Wong

The 2023/24 Hong Kong season is only four meetings and 36 races old, but there are already exciting trends emerging – and confirmation of the quality of the city’s world-class racing.    Hugh Bowman has started the season in supreme form with nine wins, including two trebles across the last two meetings, to lead the Hong…

It is difficult to recall a more challenging opening to a Hong Kong racing season than that which faced the Club last Sunday after two extreme weather events and I am extremely proud of the way Hong Kong’s racing community combined to successfully stage the season-opening meetings.  The performance of Sha Tin’s grass track was…

Hukum stamped himself as a world-class talent with narrow victory over Westover in last Saturday’s Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Relishing the rain-affected ground, Hukum showed his quality and is now expected to be prepared by Owen Burrows for the Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris in October,…

High-quality horses are the foundation of all world-class racing jurisdictions and Hong Kong is in the fortunate position of having several outstanding horses to shape and promote our product on the international stage.   Golden Sixty and Lucky Sweynesse share second place in the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings on an international mark of 125 behind…

Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore have long been synonymous with success in some of Hong Kong’s most important races and it was wonderful to watch these fantastic horsemen combine to win the Derby Stakes with Auguste Rodin at Epsom on Saturday night.  Aidan has now trained a record nine Derby winners at Epsom, while Ryan…

Driven by a string of towering performances, an incredible 2023 FWD Champions Day will live long in the annals of Hong Kong racing as we absorb the significance of last Sunday’s stunning achievements.  Firstly, I wish to thank the 54,000 people – including many first-time racegoers – who attended the meeting and helped create such…

Group level performances of the highest quality are always exciting and in Hong Kong and Sydney last weekend we enjoyed a preview of what might be expected at FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on 30 April.  COVID-19 meant 2022 FWD Champions Day was restricted to Hong Kong-trained horses, but we are delighted to be…

Spanning more than 150 years since it was first run, the BMW Hong Kong Derby retains a special place among Hong Kong’s racing community.  Steeped in history from its first running at Happy Valley in 1873, the BMW Hong Kong Derby has been run over a variety of distances, ranging from 1800m to 2400m, before…

A cursory glance at the 2022/23 Hong Kong trainers’ championship again reveals the timeless value of enduring skill and experience.  After 50 meetings and 473 races, the top seven places in a congested battle for this season’s title are occupied either by previous winners of the championship – John Size (41 wins), Ricky Yiu (37),…

New Year’s Day is always an auspicious occasion on the Hong Kong racing calendar and last Sunday was no exception with an outstanding performance from Vincent Ho with a four-timer and Lucky Sweynesse’s excellent G3 Chinese Club Cup Challenge Handicap victory.  Vincent has been in fantastic form this season with 34 wins from 261 rides…