Monthly Archives: 04/2015

Tony Cruz was a happy man after the Audemars Piguet QEII Cup on Sunday. Although he had twice won this race in his past career as a jockey he had never won it as a trainer, but his stable runner Blazing Speed changed that as he blitzed to success against international opposition in the HK$20…

Joao Moreira returned from suspension on Wednesday and it didn’t take much time for him to ride his 100th winner of the season.  He landed a victory with the aptly-named Win It in the third race of the card that evening to achieve this special feat.  This was also the fastest century of wins by…

During the Community Day races last Sunday the Club officially announced the launch of CLAP for Youth @ JC, our HK$500 million five-year career and life adventure planning programme aimed at local youths, which also represents part of the Club’s efforts and special focus on youth development in the coming three to five years.Commencing in…

The Audemars Piguet QEII Cup is just a week away.  It is an exciting time, but as we all look forward to this year’s race, I’m sure many racing fans will feel a bit sad that a past winner of this race, two-time Horse of the Year Ambitious Dragon, was retired earlier this week.   It…

I’m sure many racing fans, like me, can sense in the air that another big Group 1 race is almost upon us as the G1 Audemars Piguet QEII Cup will be held in less than two weeks’ time.  Five of the local selected runners took an important step in their preparation ahead of the event…

Some of you might remember that earlier this year the Club announced a HK$500 million five-year career and life planning programme, with the aim of helping local youths – regardless of their education or family backgrounds – to realise their potential and develop confidence in themselves.  Yesterday I was pleased to attend an event of…

Last Wednesday was the finale of the Happy Valley Million Challenge and the Caspar Fownes-trained Twin Delight got the most important win of all that evening, scoring a front-running win to surge to the top and seal first place in the challenge.  I learnt that Caspar will now give the horse a well-deserved break. Twin Delight certainly deserves it after bringing home a lucrative victory for his connections.  Not only…

It was a super racing weekend for local racing fans last Saturday and Sunday with the big focus on our top horses in Group 1 action in Dubai and Japan.  Their good performances resulted in a rewarding weekend as they emphasised Hong Kong racing’s high international status.I was in Meydan for the Dubai World Cup…