Author Archives: Priscilla Chan

After months of careful preparation and planning, the stage is set for the start of the 2022/2023 racing season at Sha Tin on Sunday (11 September) with a meeting which shapes to showcase the skills of established performers, the return of a world-class jockey and the arrival of fresh, young talent.  Frankie Lor and Zac…

While the majority of our jockeys are enjoying a well-deserved summer break, some are already hard at work getting ready for the new season. Among them our home-grown star and three-time Tony Cruz Award winning jockey Vincent Ho, who has seized the opportunity of a short-term riding contract in Japan to develop his riding skills.…

Friday’s 25th Anniversary Hong Kong Reunification Raceday provides the perfect chance to reflect on Hong Kong’s wonderful horse racing achievements and also the amazing future opportunities that beckon.  To mark the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Hong Kong Jockey Club is honoured to stage the 25th Anniversary…

After months of intricate planning – and no small amount of hoping and dreaming among owners, trainers and jockeys – the BMW Hong Kong Derby is almost upon us.  The successor to Sky Darci will be anointed at Sha Tin on Sunday, 20 March, joining an honour roll crammed with champions who have reigned supreme…

With little more than two weeks to the BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin on 20 March, the leading contenders are well exposed following the first two legs of the HK$48 million Four-Year-Old Classic Series. The top tier of Derby contenders is accurately reflected in the ratings with Hong Kong Classic Cup winner California…

Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged two years ago, the Club has stringently adhered to two important guiding principles in how it operates its business activities – firstly, that none of our business activities shall create any public risks and, secondly, that none of these activities shall put the health and safety of our members, employees…

Things rarely happen slowly in Hong Kong horse racing and, in the blink of an eye, we are almost at the halfway point of the season. On Sunday, at Happy Valley, we stage the 43rd of our 88 meetings of 2021/22 and, glancing at the trainers’ and jockeys’ championships, there is a familiar look to…

Horse racing history and Golden Sixty have been seemingly inseparable over the past two years as Hong Kong’s equine hero has captured the imagination of the city with his relentless and all-conquering deeds.  This Sunday, at Sha Tin, Francis Lui’s champion chases Hong Kong’s most elusive racing milestone when he bids to emulate the immortal…

With the memories of Hong Kong’s success at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics still gloriously vivid, it is appropriate that we celebrate our amazing sportspeople as well as the 30th anniversary of the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) at the Club’s race meeting at Sha Tin on Monday (27 December). Hong Kong Elite Athletes…

Slowly but surely, all the pieces are falling into place as we bear down on the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship and LONGINES Hong Kong International Races next month.   Months of planning are coming to fruition with less than two weeks to the LONGINES IJC at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 8 December, while our flagship LONGINES…