Monthly Archives: 12/2012

It’s just few hours before we enter the new year of 2013.  I’m sure many of you have arranged some activities or gatherings tonight for a countdown with your families and friends.  Looking back on our racing for the past 12 months, I can say we enjoyed a great year for the sport – but…

I’m sure most of you have enjoyed a wonderful Christmas break with your family and friends, with the chilly weather bringing some extra festive atmosphere to this year's celebrations.  I took the chance of spending a brief holiday out of Hong Kong, but only a short-haul trip so that I could return to the office…

In our races on Wednesday we again had an objection case in the last race of the night, which saw runner-up Absolute Fantasy, at the sacrifice of Racing Hero, being promoted to first place after an inquiry by the Stewarding Panel.  It was a nervous wait for the owners of both runners as the stewards…

Young people represent the hope and future of our society, so it's only natural that among the various charitable and community projects supported by the Club’s Charities Trust, those related to youth development have always been high on our agenda.  Over the past decade alone, we've invested more than HK$2 billion in youth-related projects in…

With the international racing week having ended, I took the opportunity to catch up with recent football news.  One point of interest that caught my eye was about FIFA Player of the Year Lionel Messi, who with his last weekend brace has increased his scoring tally to 86 goals in this calendar year, surpassing the…

It was a sensational race day on Sunday as over 70,000 race fans witnessed the local contenders and overseas runners finish all-square with two victories from the four international G1 events at the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races.  It was a tremendous day of competition. With winning horses coming from the UK, Japan and Hong…

A mere nose was the deciding margin in Wednesday’s LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship, as Singapore’s ace Joao Moreira pipped Zac Purton in the final strides of the last leg race to clinch the IJC title for the first time. His success also denied Purton’s dream to complete an international jockeys’ series double within a fortnight.I…

Finally we have entered the international week and a top-class selection of the world’s best horsemen and racehorses will be in action in tonight’s LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley and Sunday’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin. It’s a week that I have long been looking forward to as not only are…

The war drums are beating, the contenders are assembling, and we are just days away from Group 1 international racing action on our home turf.  Many of my Club colleagues have long been preparing for this showcase event.  Among them, our horse transportation team, stable staff and vet department colleagues will endure a particularly busy…