Monthly Archives: 01/2014

Joao Moreira has made quite an impact since he came to Hong Kong in late October, and I’m sure many of you will have looked on in admiration at this past Wednesday’s Happy Valley race meeting as the talented Brazilian jockey continued his cracking form, riding four winners from his seven rides on the night.…

We had a double dose of exciting G1 action at Sha Tin on Sunday and it was interesting that the two winning jockeys were both notching a first G1 victory in Hong Kong. The first of the duo off the mark was Joao Moreira, who really is a sensational rider and has started his Hong…

Soon we will enter the Year of the Horse and on Thursday we hosted a press conference for our Chinese New Year race meeting on 2 February.  Traditionally it is one of the most popular events among Hong Kong people, and last year we had a remarkable attendance with 119,000 people enjoying the occasion at…

No matter whether you love them or not, or which you consider the greater, no-one can deny that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dazzled world football over the past few years. The two best footballers in the world have not only masterminded and scored some top goals week in and week out in the…

Over the past year we carried various simulcast races from Japan and Europe, which gave local racing fans opportunities to watch some exciting and informative races from overseas.  Some of the star performers from those races came to Hong Kong in December for our LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, and among them was one horse…

The jockeys’ room here in Hong Kong is renowned as being stacked with talent, making it one of the most competitive race riding environments in the world, and this season our jockeys are more than proving that fact. Last Sunday we had another rider equal Brett Prebble’s New Year’s Day feat of riding a four-timer,…

We had a great start to 2014 this past Wednesday when more than 71,000 racegoers turned out to enjoy an exciting day of racing at both racecourses on New Year’s Day.  That was the highest attendance figure for our New Year’s Day meeting in recent years and I’m delighted by that.Our horsemen were all seeking…