Monthly Archives: 05/2014

I have always suggested that having fresh young talent rising to the top in racing, with new equine stars for fans to follow as their careers progress, is really important to sustaining interest in our sport. This year, some of the top four-year-olds who featured in the BMW Hong Kong Derby gave us a great…

Glorious sunshine and fantastic sport are always the perfect combination and last Sunday’s Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup day was blessed with both.  The main event produced a surprise result as Blazing Speed ensured his handler Tony Cruz notched the final local Group 1 event on our calendar for the second consecutive season.  It…

You might remember in my blog here a week ago I mentioned that local football club Kitchee were crowned champions of the Hong Kong league this season.  Back on Thursday I had the chance to offer my congratulations in person to the team’s general manager and Kitchee Foundation Chairman Ken Ng, as well as some…

I’m sure those of you who watched our Singapore Airlines International Cup day simulcast on Sunday will have felt as ecstatic as I did as I watched Hong Kong runners winning the evening’s two G1 races for the second consecutive year.  I was fortunate enough to have been at Kranji racecourse and before the main…

As all of you football fans know, the local football season ended last weekend with the Jockey Club’s close partner Kitchee crowned this season’s champions.  Although the local league is entering the off season, there are some exciting times close at hand.  At the end of this month two top Spanish teams, Villareal and Valencia,…

Most football fans have enjoyed an entertaining weekend.  In the Premier League, unlike the scenario two years ago, there was no late drama for Manchester City as they were crowned league champions this season after easily overcoming West Ham.   In the Bundesliga my home town club Borussia Monchengladbach could not finish the season with a…

A fantastic party at Sha Tin racecourse on Thursday night brought an end to the fascinating week that featured the 35th Asian Racing Conference in Hong Kong.  As the Club’s Chief Executive I hope all of the 830 visiting delegates will have been pleased with our arrangements and hospitality during their time in Hong Kong.…

The Champions Mile was run back on Sunday and I would say it was one of the best mile races we have ever had in Hong Kong.  South African runner Variety Club has become a history maker, being the first overseas runner to win this race – and in fact, he is also the first…

Well, there was certainly plenty of excitement during the Champions League semi-finals in midweek, but unfortunately there was not a lot for me to cheer. As a German, it was disappointing to see Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich trounced by Real Madrid at home, as they crashed out of the tournament after losing 5-0 on aggregate over…