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I'm sure many of you who are big sports fans like me will have stayed up into the early hours of last Sunday to watch the UEFA Champions League final, in which Barcelona were deservedly crowned this season’s European champions after defeating Manchester United 3-1.Though facing the English Premier League Champions, Barca's players were able…

The massive Mark Six jackpot last week attracted huge public interest, and it's been an exceptionally busy past week for a lot of our staff, especially those in the betting team.  I made a point of visiting yesterday afternoon at the Stanley Street Branch in Central – one of our busiest Off-Course Betting Branches (OCBBs)…

Last Sunday, quite a number of Hong Kong horse owners and racing fans joined me and other Club officials at Kranji Racecourse to cheer on our hometown runners at the Singapore Airlines International Cup day.  With four highly-rated contenders in the two feature races, I think most of us felt Hong Kong might maintain its…

Our Mark Six draw has become the talk of the town over the past few days.  With a whopping jackpot of HK$85 million available last night, three units of lucky winners have won the top prize and shared this great bonus, with each claimed a unit prize of HK$44.5 million. I would like to congratulate…

Many of you will be aware that we conducted an adjourned inquiry last Thursday into the prohibited substance case concerning Shahjee, with the Stewards' Panel decided to disqualify Shahjee from his race results on 20 March.  His Owner Syed Pervez Hussain tendered an appeal against the decision the next day, but subsequently withdrew the request…

In recent weeks, the prices of commodities such as gold and crude oil have both reached their highest levels of the year in world markets.  No doubt those of you who are car owners or enjoy collecting gold jewellery will be especially aware of this trend, though steadily rising prices for food and household items,…

Most European football leagues are now coming to the end of the season.  No doubt those of you who are football fans will be paying keen attention to some key crunch matches that will decide the league titles, settle the relegation issues, or determine who qualifies for the European competitions next season.  It's also likely…

As I’ve often mentioned in this blog and during my regular communications with members of the media, we always appreciate different opinions about our Club’s operations. And we always respect those professional journalists who have made dedicated efforts to research concrete facts on which to base their arguments in Club-related comments and criticisms.On the other…

Sunday’s Audemars Piguet QE II Cup capped a fantastic week of racing for Hong Kong.  Not only were our two spring international events both won by home representatives, but we also witnessed a couple of new records being etched into local racing history.I'm sure those of you who were at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday…

Last Monday we witnessed a very gripping BMW Champions Mile at Sha Tin, with just half a length ultimately separating the top three finishers as John Moore-trained Xtension edged fellow home runner Lucky Nine and Mike de Kock-trained Musir from the UAE to grab his first Hong Kong victory in this International Group 1 event.The…