HKJC CEO Blog

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…

We unveiled the selected runners for this year’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races on Wednesday, and I must say it is a stellar lineup. If you have gone through the list I’m sure you will agree with me that these four G1 races boast both quantity and quality and promise plenty of excitement.  It’s delightful to have 33…

Beauty Flame produced a bit of a shock in our Jockey Club Races day last Saturday as the reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year Able Friend had to settle for third in the G2 BOCHK Wealth Management Jockey Club Mile. It was an unexpected result and there were many oohs and aahs among the racing…

We announced midweek the stellar line-up of jockeys that will participate in our LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship on 9 December at Happy Valley.   In this year’s competition, we will have five of the top eight jockeys who are in the latest LONGINES World’s Best Jockey standings, not to mention champions from three overseas jurisdictions. The…

Over the past few days, many locals and expats posted their heartfelt messages and logos on various online platforms, showing their solidarity with France and to pay tribute to those victims of the attacks last Friday.  Our racing circle also has many French connections and we wish all of our friends our most sincere thoughts.Many…

I’m sure many of you heard the sad news about the passing of legendary Irish jockey Pat Eddery earlier this week. His achievements as a jockey were truly remarkable – he won the British champion jockey title on 11 occasions, a total of 34 classic races in the UK, Ireland and France, riding over 4,600…

We had a fabulous Ladies’ Day meeting in our Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Day last Sunday at Sha Tin. The day’s handle of HK$1.45 billion was the highest turnover figure for our 17 race meetings so far this season and many of you came out to enjoy the day in person. I’m delighted to have…