Monthly Archives: 11/2008

Over the past decade, we've invited many top jockeys from different nations and racing jurisdictions to take part in the Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship. On Thursday, we announced the 10 overseas jockeys who will be featuring in next month's 11th edition of this exciting annual event and showing local racing fans their amazing skills in…

With our biggest racing event of the year – the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races – coming up next month, a large number of our staff in different departments are now very involved in preparation work behind the scenes, indeed they have been for many weeks now. They include, for instance, colleagues in our International…

Hi all, there was a sporting event that gave me some disappointment in midweek. It was not about racing but the defeat of the German national football team to England in an international friendly held in Berlin in the early hours of Thursday. As both teams were missing key players like Michael Ballack, Torsten Frings, Steven Gerrard…

At the Asian Racing Conference I attended in Tokyo last week, all delegates present agreed that the current global economic situation was set to pose severe challenges to the racing industry, and that its impact would not be short-term. Every jurisdiction in the region is now studying various measures to sustain its racing business under this…

Hi, it's great to have spent the past few days in Tokyo at the 32nd Asian Racing Conference. It's been a very thought-provoking week for me and for the many other delegates from racing jurisdictions across Asia, as we were able to share views on the latest developments and future prospects of racing at a crucial…

By the time you read today's blog, I am on a flight to Japan, getting ready to attend the 32nd Asian Racing Conference in Tokyo next week. The theme of this year's conference is “New Horizons for Racing” and I think it will provide a perfect opportunity for representatives of controlling bodies across the region to…

In the past few days, some members of the media have expressed concerns about our decision to host two race meetings within three days, with a few commenting that such arrangements cause disruption to their operations. We hear the media's views on this issue and do understand the difficulties they face in meeting their normal schedules. We…

In the early hours of last Sunday, the Club brought you the simulcast of the Breeders' Cup Mile race from the Santa Anita Racetrack in California. I'm delighted with the increase in the race's turnover this year, but I can tell you we are not purely eyeing the money aspect. It is also our intention to let…