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As always, I made a pleasant trip to France for the Arc and our annual IFHA meetings with fellow industry executives from around the globe. While it proved not to be the day for Postponed, Makahiki or Harzand, it was an extremely special Arc for Aidan O’Brien.  The Irish training maestro saddled an unbelievable one-two-three…

While we prepare for our first pattern races of the season, racing fans from all over the world will focus on action tomorrow from Chantilly Racecourse as the latest renewal of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe will be run there. The Club has simulcast this world-class event from France for more than 20 years. …

Last Sunday we witnessed another trainer achieving a first in Hong Kong as Chris So earned the inaugural four-timer of his career. Our champion jockey Joao Moreira also did well, getting back in the groove with a hat-trick of wins, and it is not out of the realm of possibility that he will really hit…

I am happy to report we had a most successful week here in Hong Kong having just completed the first Philanthropy for Better Cities Forum. The Forum brought together some of the world’s foremost leaders on the topic. In his keynote address, esteemed Harvard professor Michael Porter spoke eloquently of the need to focus on…

This is a momentous week in Hong Kong as we host the Philanthropy for Better Cities Forum, the first meeting of its kind in the region focusing on metropolitan social issues. We will welcome some of the key forum partners and speakers tonight at Happy Valley Racecourse before tomorrow’s Opening Ceremony, kicking off the two…

I am really disappointed that I could not make it to the HKJC Community Cup on Friday because, unfortunately, the once reliable Cathay Pacific was not able to bring me back in time. I went to Shanghai on Thursday to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and booked the early CX 365 flight back to Hong Kong…

I’d like to wish all of our fans a very Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Friday is our third annual HKJC Community Cup for social wellness at Mongkok Stadium featuring the Eastern Long Lions and Kitchee. This match begins at 17:30 and I’m sure it will be a competitive affair as usual. The overall action commences at…

Persistent rain did not dampen the strong enthusiasm of our fans in the season’s first meeting at Happy Valley. This was the first occasion since our modern recordkeeping began in the late 1990s that turnover for the first midweek meeting of the season topped the $1 billion mark, and overall, turnover was up more than…

A superb Saturday crowd of more than 63,000 joined us and helped create a sensational atmosphere at the season opening meeting at Sha Tin Racecourse last weekend. The turnover for our 10 races reached a record high for a season opening meeting at HK$1.214 billion, which was up by more than five per cent when…

The wait for the new season of racing is over.  Soon we will gather at the parade ring of Sha Tin Racecourse and our officiating guests will strike the gong to officially kick start the 2016/17 racing season. The new season also symbolizes a new stage for the Club.  This season our racing fixtures have…