Monthly Archives: 05/2013

I’m sure many of you will have watched the exciting Champions League final last Saturday night, which saw reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich defeat Borussia Dortmund to be crowned European champions for the fifth time.  It was an enthralling game which Bayern only secured late on thanks to Arjen Robben’s deciding goal in the 89th…

After last weekend’s historic results in Singapore we have another big weekend of exciting sport to look forward to, with the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday coinciding with our simulcast of the Japanese Derby from Tokyo.Before we get to those big races, football fans will no doubt pay close…

It was my good fortune to have been in Singapore on Sunday to enjoy what was the best ever performance by a Hong Kong contingent overseas. It was an extraordinary night as Military Attack and Lucky Nine triumphed impressively and confirmed again their world-class status in the Singapore Airlines International Cup and KrisFlyer International Sprint…

I’m sure racing fans here in Hong Kong are as captivated as I am by the hot competition in this season’s trainers’ premiership.  Local hopeful Dennis Yip made a strong charge to the top in recent weeks, sending out 13 winners in the past seven race meetings.  His run to the top bucks the trend…

As is usually the case, last week was full of racing and other business engagements but I was pleased that I was still able to squeeze in a short trip to Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, to attend the opening ceremony of the Sichuan University – Hong Kong Polytechnic University Institute for Disaster…

In the past couple of years the Club has been a staunch supporter of local football development, sponsoring a couple of youth training programmes and academy projects. As well as collaborating with local football teams, Premier League champion Manchester United is also one of our working partners; together we launched the Jockey Club Elite Youth…

So our international racing action at home this season has come to an end following the running of Champions Mile last Sunday.  More than 24,000 racegoers were entertained by an exciting contest as Dan Excel, who had been knocking on the door repeatedly this season, finally landed a major prize. I must say that he…

Our spring international racing action here in Hong Kong continues for the second consecutive weekend with Sunday’s G1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin Racecourse tomorrow.  As is usually the case, we have a decent line-up for this latest renewal, with four G1 winners in our nine-strong field.  These include two solid top level performers from…

Dramatic is how I would describe Sunday’s Audemars Piguet QEII Cup day – dramatic in a way that only an exciting top international sports event could be.  Nearly 30,000 racegoers joined us for international racing action at Sha Tin and were treated to fine weather and a great sporting show as a field of Group…