Monthly Archives: 11/2014

On Wednesday we announced the list of selected runners for the four Group 1s at the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races on 14 December. No doubt a number of you will have already checked through the list of 50 horses. In keeping with the tradition of our past international races, there is plenty of world-class…

I’m sure there will be plenty of lingering excitement among many racing fans after our three Jockey Club races at Sha Tin last Sunday.  With most runners trying to secure a starting berth at our LONGINES Hong Kong International Races next month, all these three races were very keenly fought affairs and provided plenty of thrills,…

We are just three weeks away from the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races and already the anticipation is building.  Our flagship international week will not only feature world-class horses, but elite jockeys will also assemble in Hong Kong and some of the very best will take part in the midweek LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship.Yesterday we…

A trio of Italians has become the focus of local racing recently as Umberto Rispoli and Andrea Atzeni have joined Mirco Demuro in our jockeys’ line-up and they all rode in races last Saturday. Both Mirco and Umberto managed to ride winners that day and Andrea is aiming to make a breakthrough soon.  We shall…

As European football heads into another international break, football fans will be turning their attention to the European Championship qualifiers and international friendlies this week.  During this break the Club has welcomed a guest from England as Manchester United’s goalkeeping coach Frans Hoek visited Hong Kong this week to attend the officiating ceremony of this…

More than 70,000 racegoers came to Sha Tin for our Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse day last Sunday.  They were treated to a number of different on-course entertainments and activities, and also witnessed the emergence of a possible new star as Packing Llaregyb claimed the day’s feature event the HKG3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse, notching his…

Last Tuesday we simulcast the Melbourne Cup from Flemington racecourse to Hong Kong and I was delighted to see victory go to a German-trained horse for the first time in the race’s history. Andreas Wohler’s Protectionist made a barnstorming run in the final stage to claim an emphatic victory in Australia’s greatest race.  Following Fiorente’s…

For those of you who got up early on Sunday to watch the live action from the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, I'm sure you would have been as disappointed as the Owners, trainer and myself with Rich Tapestry’s defeat, especially he was sent off as favourite in our simulcast pool in Hong Kong, as well as…

There is plenty for all us racing fans to get excited about this weekend. Not only do we have 10 races at Sha Tin tomorrow, there are also nine simulcast races today and tomorrow, of which seven are G1 events featuring some of the possible contenders for our LONGINES Hong Kong International Races coming December! …