Author Archives: KH Lau

Hong Kong made history in the Olympics with winning 2 gold medals already in a single Olympic Games, while the bronze medal from Siobhan Haughey at women’s 200m freestyle was another record for capturing 2 silver and 1 bronze Olympics medals so far by one Hong Kong athlete – marking two never-before feats in the history…

While the racing season in Hong Kong ended on a high note, we announced our racing fixtures for the 2024/25 season, starting with our first meeting on September 8. In the interim, we want to showcase the best horses and races from around the world in our simulcast programme, starting with the King George VI…

After a string of highlights spread across 341 races and 39 meetings at Happy Valley over the past 10 months, the scene is set for the final meeting of the 2023/24 season at the city circuit, with the first race to start at 6.35pm. Happy Valley has long been at the heart of Hong Kong’s…

With only five meetings left in the 2023/24 season, an extraordinary chapter in Hong Kong horseracing is rapidly drawing to a close. As we reflect on the outstanding equine and human achievements throughout this season, it is clear Hong Kong racing has again provided a feast of world-class performances – both domestically and globally – for its…

Royal Ascot’s world-class five-day meeting came to an end overnight with more history for Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore and a celebration of international horse-racing at its finest. I would like to congratulate Aidan on winning the top trainers’ award for a record-extending 13th time with six wins over the five days and a career total…

Aidan O’Brien has long been synonymous with horseracing excellence and he again showed why he is revered internationally by creating history with his 400th Group 1 victory on the Flat with AUGUSTE RODIN’s win in the G1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes (2005m) at Royal Ascot. The statistics surrounding Aidan’s glittering career are simply astounding and…

Royal Ascot lived up to expectations on a brilliant opening day with a string of spectacular Group 1 performances by CHARYN, ASFOORA and ROSALLION. CHARYN won his first Group 1 with Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) success for Roger Varian and Silvestre de Sousa before ASFOORA became Australia’s sixth winner of G1 King Charles III Stakes…

The recruitment, development and retention of the best available talent is integral to Hong Kong racing’s world-class quality and these elements are reflected in the Club’s Licensing Committee’s decisions for the 2024/25 season. A total of 22 jockeys from a string of major racing jurisdictions including France, Great Britain, Australia, South Africa and Hong Kong…

ROMANTIC WARRIOR’S incredible victory in the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo Racecourse today (Sunday, 2 June) is one of the greatest in the history of Hong Kong racing and reflects tremendous credit on our city. If you look at the performances of ROMANTIC WARRIOR this horse this season for Danny Shum and his team,…

Winning abroad is arguably the most difficult assignment in international horse racing – especially in Japan – and the enormity of challenge facing ROMANTIC WARRIOR and VOYAGE BUBBLE in the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo Racecourse today (Sunday, 2 June) cannot be underestimated. As accomplished as ROMANTIC WARRIOR and VOYAGE BUBBLE are, they must…