Author Archives: Priscilla Chan

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…

Golden Sixty’s imminent return to racing at Sha Tin on Bank Of China (Hong Kong) Race Day on Sunday serves as a timely reminder that Hong Kong racing is rapidly approaching its flagship event, LONGINES Hong Kong International Raceday. The appearance of Hong Kong’s champion galloper in the G2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile…

These are relatively early days yet in the Hong Kong season, but a number of clear trends have already emerged. One of the most interesting aspects surrounds the continuously significant impact Privately Purchased Griffins are having on Hong Kong racing, with 64 of 122 races decided so far this term being claimed by PPGs -…

It goes without saying that the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe has stood the test of time as one of the world’s greatest horse races and this year shapes as no exception.  The Arc is not only one of the most prestigious and important 2400m races in the world, it is also at the heart…

The sheer excitement of attending the races on the first day of a new season never ages and, with one of our largest crowds at Sha Tin since the start of the pandemic, Hong Kong racing shone as brightly as ever on Sunday. With close to 18,000 customers in attendance at the season-opener, turnover of…

In a season where compelling storylines have been abundant, the underlying themes of resilience and enterprise continue to dominate as a memorable 2020/21 Hong Kong season draws to a close. If the successful staging of truly international competition at Sha Tin in December and April provided scores of highlights with the successful adherence to world-class…

When the World Pool was launched at Royal Ascot in  2019, there was a clear goal to create a new dimension to commingling, enabling people around the world to make use of huge liquidity, resulting in a 60 percent spike in turnover. Commingling unlocks racing’s global potential, allowing customers in Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand,…