Monthly Archives: 12/2017

We are just hours from the end of 2017 and it has been an exciting year for the Club. We have enjoyed many memorable events over the last 12 months. The late Rapper Dragon made history to become the first horse to win all three legs of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series. We reported a very…

I hope you all enjoyed a pleasant Christmas holiday. As I mentioned last week, I greatly enjoyed being in Tokyo for the presentation of the Longines IFHA International Award of Merit to Yutaka Take and the legendary jockey celebrated his 75th G1 victory with a third win in the Arima Kinen, guiding Kitasan Black to…

I was in Tokyo on Thursday with a chance to offer some words on the recipient of the 2017 Longines and IFHA International Award of Merit, the great jockey Yutaka Take. His lifelong contributions to racing were recognised in the ceremony, and it was indeed a great honour to review his career successes. Among them,…

Last week we announced that the Jockey Club Charities Trust would donate HK$281 million to Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK) to establish the OUHK Jockey Club Institute of Healthcare, which will be home to a suite of academic programmes aimed at nurturing the next generation of health care professionals to address our community needs.…

Following our LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, the Club, in partnership with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) hosted the International Conference on the Equine Disease Free Zone (ICEDFZ) on Tuesday. We welcomed key government officials from Hong Kong SAR and the Chinese Mainland, along with industry experts from 18 countries and regions. We…

It’s all done and dusted and I can say this year’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races was among the most memorable and emotional ones yet. The “irreplaceable” Highland Reel drew the first win of the day as he made a winning swansong in the Vase, helping his Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien extend the record G1…

The big day is upon us. The LONGINES Hong Kong International Races is really a week-long event headlined by our Sunday races, but sees the entire industry gather in Hong Kong for our annual year-end celebration. No less than 12 meetings and conferences occur during the week with members of the IFHA and Asian Racing…

Tonight we will stage the LONGINES International Jockeys Championship at Happy Valley as LONGINES Hong Kong International Races week is truly underway. LONGINES has been our partner over the last five years for both our flagship events and when it comes to equestrian and horse racing, they are surely the number one sponsors in the…

We had some very exciting races at Happy Valley on Wednesday – also a rewarding evening for Caspar Fownes with his three-timer that night. It was also enjoyable for our racegoers in the Beer Garden as they enjoyed the sights of a Formula E racecar on display trackside. Some sat in the cockpit of the…