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Human capital is always the key to success in any business, and the racing industry is no different – Hong Kong racing could not be where is today without such a great pool of human talent at its disposal. This explains why the Club has been dedicated to developing its own home-grown racing talents over…

You may remember that in my last blog, I commented on the restrictions on overseas simulcast races brought about Hong Kong's out-of-date betting regime. I'm pleased that in the past few days, over a hundred of you have shown your support and shared your personal views with me through this blog. Having spent some time going through…

I'm sure a lot of you will be glad with the various tax concessions, rebates and allowances announced by Financial Secretary John Tsang in his maiden budget last Wednesday.  The Government's annual fiscal report also revealed that total betting duty paid by Club was expected to shown an 8 per cent year-on-year increase in financial…

I was saddened yesterday to learn about recent passing of two long-time active members of our racing community in Hong Kong – the Club's Honorary Steward Hui Chung Keung and renowned horse owner and surveyor Charles Ming Ka Fook.Both of them were very supportive of Hong Kong racing and contributed a lot to its development. I…

Since the day it was announced that Hong Kong would co-host the Beijing Olympic equestrian events, I've been eagerly looking forward to this unique opportunity of seeing an Olympic event on home turf, and I'm sure you have, too. Over the past year, I believe Hong Kong people have also come to learn a lot…

I'm sure you were all very impressed with Viva Pataca's flawless performance in Sunday's Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup. It looked so easy as he romped past his opponents with a dazzling finish, winning in style to demonstrate once again that he undoubtedly Hong Kong's strongest current middle-distance runner.It didn't surprise me to hear trainer John…

Back in midweek, I had a brief chance to get involved in a different sport when I did some cycling with top Hong Kong rider Wong Kam Po. The occasion was our reappointment of Ah Po as Ambassador for this year's Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby.  This was my first cycling experience in 38 years and I…

I'm sure you all greatly enjoyed seeing our sprint champion Sacred Kingdom return to his best on Sunday with his emphatic win in the Chairman's Sprint Prize, and Green Birdie defeat a field of four-year-old elites in the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby Trial.I was also thrilled by the terrific performance of Helene Mascot, who finished…

Another top local horse will bid farewell to local racing fans at Sha Tin tomorrow, as Vengeance Of Rain, the 2005 World Racing Championship winner, will soon return to his birthplace in New Zealand to start a new life of leisure following his recent retirement from racing.I'm sure you'll agree with me that it was…

I'm sure you all enjoyed a lot the 11 races and varied entertainment programmes we arranged for the Chinese New Year race meeting at Sha Tin last Saturday. It made a very auspicious start to the Year of the Rat as some 86,000 people came along to enjoy the festivities, while turnover reached a season high…