Monthly Archives: 03/2008

Hi all, I've just finished my breakfast here in Dubai, but I can't wait to see our Hong Kong horses performing their bests in the Dubai World Cup race day at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse tonight.From the time when our top miler Fairy King Prawn sadly suffered a narrow defeat to French runner Jim And…

It was a joyful evening at our Happy Valley race meeting last Wednesday as our veteran trainer John Moore snatched his 1,000th career win in Hong Kong. I think you all would agree with me that it's not an easy target to achieve as unlike other racing jurisdictions like the United Kingdom and Australia where races…

I believe many of you have witnessed the rising of a new star horse in Hong Kong last Sunday, as Helene Mascot defeated a crop of fellow four-year-old elites and crowned this year's Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby winner.  The brilliant performance of this classy gelding, together with the way he resisted the strong charge of…

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remember that in my last blog, I commented on the restrictions on overseas simulcast races brought about Hong Kong's out-of-date betting regime.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…