Monthly Archives: 01/2016

The Asian Racing Conference concluded in Mumbai on Thursday and we enjoyed some fantastic sessions on many topics that impact our industry, not to mention the warm hospitality of our hosts. I'm sure we will discuss more of the outcomes from this biennial conference in the coming weeks. We have a fantastic event in Hong…

Hello from Mumbai!  Those of you who read my blog on Saturday will know that I’m currently attending the 36th Asian Racing Racing Conference, which brings together delegates from all 21 members of the Asian Racing Federation plus many other racing industry officials.  We have had some very useful discussions and I look forward to sharing…

Having returned to Hong Kong after attending the World's Best Racehorse Award ceremony in London on Wednesday, I will be out of Hong Kong again, in fact, having left for India for the 36th Asian Racing Conference to be held in Mumbai next week. Nonetheless, between my trips, I made sure to attend the Jockey…

It was great to see so many runners out last Sunday for the Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon. Braving the rain in the 10 km event was a joint team of HKJC Racing Trainees and horse owners from the Hong Kong Racehorse Owners Association. And all for the good cause of the 'Run for Paralympians…

I was very pleased to hear about Hong Kong's new Commissioner for Sports.Sport has a huge potential in our city, and not just at the professional level. Earlier this week, we launched the Jockey Club Ice Hockey Generation Next programme through a donation from the Club's Charities Trust. This initiative will enable young people to…

It seems not long ago when we saw the likes of Beauty Only, Thunder Fantasy and Luger cruising around Sha Tin, successful in the three legs of last year’s Four-Year-Old Series. But our new generation this year will soon take to the fore as the first leg, the HKG1 Hong Kong Classic Mile, will be…

Just a month ago Japan’s top miler Maurice produced a scintillating performance at Sha Tin to take the LONGINES Hong Kong Mile, completing his wonderful year of in which he was unbeaten in all six starts.  That victory further cemented his paramount status in Japan and earlier this week, he earned the highest accolade in…

I was pleased to see our racing in 2016 started with a bang as a record crowd of 77,000 came to enjoy the New Year’s Day races and they created a bumper atmosphere at Sha Tin.  From a financial perspective, our total turnover of HK$1.549 billion was the highest figure so far this season.Not Listenin’tome…