Monthly Archives: 09/2013

Over the weekend severe typhoon Usagi affected Hong Kong.  It’s fortunate that the heart of the storm just skirted away to the northeast of us and the damage it caused to our city was not as severe as anticipated.  We had been in close communication with the weather experts over the weekend and on Sunday…

Our feature race at Sha Tin on Sunday was the Kwangtung Handicap Cup, in which Same World scored a decent win to give his handler John Moore a first success this season.  The winner is a smart performer but it was two other runners, Mizani and All You Wish, who attracted strong public support. Although…

The season’s first night meeting at Happy Valley on Wednesday was another big success to follow our season opener at Sha Tin last week, as the night’s turnover of HK$876 million was the highest figure we have had for this meeting since 1997. With significant upgrades to the facilities as well as re-branding the night…

The new season formally commenced last Sunday as Hong Kong’s Acting Chief Executive Carrie Lam struck the ceremonial gong at Sha Tin racecourse.  The atmosphere was fantastic and the race meeting was a hit all round, as the day’s attendance of over 66,000 and the turnover of HK$1.032 billion were both the best figures we…

The season’s first race meeting will be held at Sha Tin Racecourse tomorrow and I can sense the excitement among race fans as the big day approaches. The Club has again been working through the summer to implement new features that will enhance the racecourse experience and for our property team in particular, it seemed…