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Last Wednesday was the finale of the Happy Valley Million Challenge and the Caspar Fownes-trained Twin Delight got the most important win of all that evening, scoring a front-running win to surge to the top and seal first place in the challenge.  I learnt that Caspar will now give the horse a well-deserved break. Twin Delight certainly deserves it after bringing home a lucrative victory for his connections.  Not only…

It was a super racing weekend for local racing fans last Saturday and Sunday with the big focus on our top horses in Group 1 action in Dubai and Japan.  Their good performances resulted in a rewarding weekend as they emphasised Hong Kong racing’s high international status.I was in Meydan for the Dubai World Cup…

It’s Dubai’s biggest event of the year tonight and I just arrived the Emirates early this morning, attending meetings and then I will be heading to the annual racing extravaganza.  The Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan racecourse was a groundbreaking event when it was first staged in 1996. Saturday’s race is the 20th running,…

Many of you will know that eight Hong Kong horses departed last week for Dubai and Japan, aiming to add their names to the list of Hong Kong successes in major overseas races.  The LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint winner Aerovelocity will attempt to break through a new frontier in Japan as he will be the…

Those of you who have recently visited the promenade at either Tsim Sha Tsui or Central might have noticed that a big marquee has been erected beside the Observation Wheel at the Central harbour-front.  As some of you may know, the structure is the White Big Top, the performance venue of the upcoming grand horse…

Last Sunday we enjoyed another very exciting BMW Hong Kong Derby race meeting and saw an increase in our Derby day attendance, exceeding the 60,000-mark for the third year in a row.  This time, 64,000 racing fans came along to watch this prestigious racing event, and they created an electric atmosphere on-course. I think most…

Here we are at the midway point of an eventful weekend for the Club. Tomorrow we will be hosting the BMW Hong Kong Derby, when 14 top quality four-year-olds will compete for once-in-a-lifetime glory.  And just hours ago, 24 unraced horses went through the auction ring and were purchased by their new owners at the…

Joao Moreira was at it again this past Sunday, this time riding five winners on the card.  Thanks to his winning quintet, his stakes won this season rose to HK$112 million, exceeding the HK$109 million record for a season’s earnings that Douglas Whyte set in the 2012/13 season.  Joao has somehow achieved the new record…

Last Wednesday we announced the list of selected runners for the BMW Hong Kong Derby, which will be run on 15 March.  Many of you will have been keeping an eye on news reports to discover which jockeys have been booked to ride in this HK$18 million event.  There will be a few new partnerships…

We all enjoyed a real treat last Sunday at Sha Tin. Our reigning Horse of the Year Designs On Rome made no mistakes in the Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup as he won the HK$10 million Group 1 event with relative ease to further enhance his claim to being one of Hong Kong racing’s greats.If…