Monthly Archives: 08/2012

Although it’s now summer and the close-season here in Hong Kong, as usual I have kept a close eye on racing news concerning the racing industry and racing business both in Hong Kong and overseas.  Recently, a piece of news from Europe caught my eye.  It reported that on 25 July this summer, three major…

What could be better than having two of our young riding talents winning top international jockey series within the space of a week?  That's the wonderful news we've just had from the UK after Matthew Chadwick produced some sensational riding performances at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday to make a winning debut in the Shergar Cup,…

It's been a while since I last posted a blog here, but as you can imagine, I'm still keeping a close eye on all horse racing news during the summer break.  It was great to see our apprentice jockey Alvin Ng enjoying victory in Macau last weekend, becoming the second Hong Kong rider after Derek…

During the summer, a number of our expatriate Club jockeys continue riding overseas, and it's not difficult for local racing fans to keep track of their progress, as the Hong Kong racing papers often carry results of their major races.  This summer, though, things have been a bit different as one of our home-grown jockeys…