Monthly Archives: 11/2007

Yesterday I attended a press conference announcing that international banking group Citi would sponsor the Club's Triple Crown series for the next three years starting in 2008.  I'm really pleased that another prominent multinational business group has pledged its support to the Club and shown its appreciation of the important role of racing in Hong…

Hi all, I've arrived in Tokyo and am all set to attend the 27th Japan Cup tomorrow. Originally, I was most interested in seeing how Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Dylan Thomas would match up to the Japanese contenders on their home turf at Tokyo Racecourse, but this top European challenger has now been forced…

I was invited to attend the annual ball hosted by the Riding for the Disabled Association last Friday. Not only had it been a very meaningful charity event as the money raised will be used in supporting those disabled persons to engage in horse riding activities, it was also a memorable night for me as…

The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races will be held at Sha Tin Racecourse in just under a month's time. Those trainers who have nominated their top horses for the four races are now hard at work getting them up to peak form for this prestigious annual event.The trial races form an important part of their…

I enjoyed last Sunday's race meeting a lot, not least because my old friend and former champion trainer Ivan Allan paid us a visit. It was good to see him back in Hong Kong again and swap news of each other's recent activities. Though Ivan was not a person easy to work with when he…

While I was in Melbourne, I was lucky enough to watch Hong Kong races live in my hotel room through the Sky Channel after returning from Flemington Racecourse, and I was pleased to hear the good news that our betting turnover at Happy Valley's Tuesday meeting reached $777 million. This is indeed an encouraging figure…

The Melbourne Cup was one of the very first overseas races that we brought and simulcast to our racing fans in Hong Kong. This AUD5 million race, dubbed “the race that stops the nation”, has become established as one of the most prestigious long distance handicap races in the world. It attracts tens of thousands of Australians…

Time flies very fast, as it is now just nine months before the 2008 Olympic equestrian events are staged in Hong Kong, the first Olympic competition to take place in our city.Back in the summer, a test event was held at our Olympic equestrian venues just 18 months after the Club began construction work.  Many…