Author Archives: KH Lau

With only 20 days until the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on 31 January, excitement and anticipation are steadily building ahead of the 2025 Four-Year-Old Classic Series. The series, which also features the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) and the HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m), offers…

After a truly momentous 2024, we stage the first race meeting of 2025 at Sha Tin on Wednesday (1 January) as we reflect on the feats of Hong Kong’s global racing stars over the past year while, at the same time, anticipating the exciting emergence of this season’s Classic generation. The close of 2024 and…

After months of careful planning and building anticipation, the stage is set for the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley tonight (4 December) when – with an outstanding cast of world-class riders competing in the four-race series – Hong Kong will host one of the most prestigious events on the horseracing calendar. The…

Elite sporting performance over an extended period is the mark of outstanding athletes and, after riding his 600th Hong Kong winner at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (27 November), Vincent Ho belongs in a select category of exceptional jockeys. Vincent rode his first winner – Decent Fellow in 2010 for Peter Ng – and in an…

Happy Valley Racecourse is one of the most iconic horseracing venues in the world with its unique layout and spectacular urban setting and rarely do its lights shine brighter than when the world’s leading riders gather in Hong Kong for the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC). It is now only a week until LONGINES IJC,…

Hong Kong is renowned for its ‘can-do spirit’ and ‘play to win’ attitude and Karis Teetan is among a string of world-class jockeys and trainers in the city who embodies these qualities. When Karis ventured to Hong Kong in 2013 as an ambitious 23-year-old from Mauritius, via South Africa, he could have only dreamed of…

Sha Tin hosts one of the most anticipated meetings of the season with Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Day on Sunday (3 November) with a blend of glamour, fashion and world-class horseracing. For many in Hong Kong, Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Day is the pinnacle of haute couture as racegoers don their finest outfits at one…

With the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) in December now only five weeks away, Group 1 competition this weekend will not only provide tremendous entertainment to global racing purists, but will also provide formlines for the LONGINES HKIR showpiece on 8 December. As preparations continue for LONGINES HKIR, I look forward to assessing the…

With just over six weeks until the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (LONGINES HKIR) at Sha Tin on 8 December, I am pleased with the quality of entries for our flagship meeting. International racing is a fundamental part of the Club’s operations and integral to our branding as a global racing leader. Accordingly, it is…

Achievement in the international sporting arena is the ultimate for athletes from all disciplines and it is even more so with the Olympic Games, which is widely regarded as the pinnacle. At Sha Tin on Sunday (13 October), we acknowledge the amazing, history-making achievements of Hong Kong, China’s Paris 2024 Olympic Team, which covered itself…