HKJC CEO Blog

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…

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…