Monthly Archives: 12/2015

In less than half a day’s time we will bid farewell to 2015 and enter 2016.  So it’s perhaps the most suitable time for us to round up some of the highlights in Hong Kong racing and the Club’s operation over the past 12 months.  I think it’s pretty safe to say that Hong Kong…

I hope you all enjoyed a great Christmas. The happy time will at least last for two more days to the extended weekend.  And today on Boxing Day, I'm sure many football fans like me will be watching some of the 10 English Premier League matches available tonight.The current Premier League season is close to…

We are quite fortunate when we get the chance to see champion horses at their best, or even to identify young talent on the rise and moving into top company. But I believe most of you would agree that it would be a rare feat if a big streak was achieved by a veteran horse…

Last Sunday, Japan earned their best results in our LONGINES Hong Kong International Races since their famous hat-trick in the 2001 running, thanks to Maurice’s victory in the Hong Kong Mile and A Shin Hikari and Nuovo Record’s stunning one-two finish in the Hong Kong Cup.  It was also the first time in more than…

The LONGINES Hong Kong International Races on Sunday gave us a fitting climax for our big week this year.  The atmosphere was second to none as we had a record HKIR crowd of more than 85,500 – the highest ever figure for this race meeting. The horses produced some tremendous performances and the distribution of…

The entire day of rain on Wednesday didn’t affect the exciting level of the contest or the racing crowd’s enthusiasm, as we all enjoyed a terrific evening in our LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse.  Having won the last two legs of the four-race contest, it was South African Gavin Lerena who clinched the…

Welcome to our biggest week of the season. The LONGINES Hong Kong International Races are indeed upon us. Fascinating international racing action commences tonight with a host of elite world-class jockeys battling in our curtain raiser – the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse.Every year most of the jockeys that we invite for…

French jockey Vincent Cheminaud produced a top performance when he rode his first Hong Kong winner aboard Rocket Let Win on Wednesday night.  Club Chairman Dr Simon Ip and I both offered our congratulations to Vincent right after the race.  This young rider is very talented and I’m pleased to see him open his Hong Kong winning account. …

From the Japan Cup simulcast last Sunday I believe many of you saw the great ride by World’s Best Jockey Ryan Moore on board Last Impact, as he made a ground-saving run and steered the horse to the front in the last stage of the race.  But still it wasn’t enough as Shonan Pandora was…