Author Archives: KH Lau

After months of anticipation and excitement, the stage is finally set for the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley tonight (6 December) and, with the quality of riders assembled, Hong Kong will celebrate one of the most important events of the horseracing season. I am thrilled by the class of the jockeys who…

With just over four weeks now until LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), there is building sense of anticipation as we rapidly approach the 10 December showpiece at Sha Tin with key results on four different continents over the past week.  In the US, the performance of WARM HEART to finish second behind INSPIRAL in…

International competition is the pinnacle of horse racing and the difficulty of achieving success can never be under-estimated.  As a three-time Group 1 winner in Hong Kong, Romantic Warrior is among the elite 2000m horses on the global stage but, even with his proven prowess, he will need to create history if he is to…

The Club’s World Pool programme has delivered some wonderful racing on the international stage with high-class races from France, Argentina and Australia recently and it is increasingly evident that our customers appreciate access to quality horseracing from around the globe.   There was a fantastic vibe at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney last weekend for The…

International racing highlights have flowed over the past month, allowing Hong Kong racing enthusiasts to follow the sport’s best horses and jockeys through the Club’s World Pool and Simulcast programme.    Last weekend alone, our customers were able to enjoy Group 1 racing across three continents with the Turnbull Stakes from Australia, the Sun Chariot Stakes…

It was unfortunate that last Sunday’s (8 October) Sha Tin meeting was cancelled because of Typhoon Koinu but the safety of all involved, from the Club’s race-day workforce of more than 8,000 people to front-line racing participants, including jockeys, trainers and stable staff, as well as the welfare of our horses and valued customers are abiding…

The challenge of achieving success at international level should never be under-estimated and ROMANTIC WARRIOR’s effort to finish fourth in the G1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington today (7 October) again proved how difficult it is for even the very best horses to compete away from home. Having his first start since May, ROMANTIC WARRIOR…

International competition has long been the ultimate test of athletic ability, for both humans and horses, and at Flemington on Saturday (7 October), ROMANTIC WARRIOR faces significant challenges in the G1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m). As accomplished as ROMANTIC WARRIOR is in Hong Kong, it is an entirely different assignment travelling abroad to Australia, acclimatising to…

Great international horse races have a habit of producing the most compelling storylines – and champions – and on Sunday in Paris the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, ACE IMPACT delivered a performance for the ages. Still only a three-year-old and contesting just his sixth start in a career which began only in January,…

The safeguarding of equine welfare and shifts in societal expectations are two of horseracing’s most important challenges and both issues will be thoroughly examined at the International Conference of Horseracing Authorities in Paris on Monday (2 October).   As racing purists celebrate the staging of Europe’s greatest race, the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, and…