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The first night meeting in the Year of the Goat went very well on Wednesday as again we had a great turnout with more than 18,000 at Happy Valley.  Many racegoers took the time to watch the horses parading pre-race at the paddock and there was also the option to enjoy our special performances at the Beer Garden, which I know many did. It…

The Year of the Goat got off to a great start with over 91,000 racegoers enjoying our Chinese New Year race meeting last Saturday.  I’m pleased that so many of you joined us in celebrating the Lunar New Year. We had some very close finishes to our races at Sha Tin and the exciting sport…

Kung Hei Fat Choy! This is my first blog in the Year of the Goat so let me first take this opportunity to wish you all a New Year full of health, prosperity and good luck.The Year of the Horse turned out to be an auspicious one for Hong Kong racing and it ended, fittingly,…

Last night I went to the Asia-World Expo to attend the opening night of the Longines Hong Kong Masters, which featured the Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy. The event drew a large attendance, and the crowd, combined with the exciting action, created a great atmosphere. I went along to not only watch some of the world’s very best equestrian…

Designs On Rome once again showed everybody the class that made him Horse of the Year last season with an exciting victory in the HKG3 Centenary Vase last Saturday.  Having nudged Military Attack at the wire for a narrow win in the LONGINES Hong Kong Cup last time, he again landed another short-head verdict when…

As the football fans among you will know, the winter transfer window closed earlier this week. While most of the attention went to big name signings by the top teams, my attention was brought to a report about a minor signing made by Premier League outfit Crystal Palace right on the transfer deadline day.The player in the spotlight was a 19-year-old called Keshi Anderson. …

Three weeks ago we saw Archie da Silva’s Key Witness carry the same famous silks as the legendary Silent Witness as he won the Club’s 130th Anniversary Cup at Sha Tin.  The same horse was in the spotlight once again at the same track last Sunday, this time bringing a landmark 1,000th win for his…

After Peniaphobia won the HKG1 Kent & Curwen Centenary Sprint Cup last Sunday, the horse’s trainer Tony Cruz put forward the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen as the number one option after the horse’s next intended start in the HKG1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize two weeks later. A few racing columnists expressed that the four-year-old should instead…

Hong Kong’s keen and dedicated distance runners had their biggest day of the year on Sunday as the city hosted its annual marathon event.  The temperature was kind and although the humidity was a bit higher than it has been of late, I’m sure those of you who took part that day will have gained…

Last Wednesday we saw two decent four-year-olds winning the last two races of the evening at Happy Valley.  Romantic Touch, a two-year-old G1 winner back in Australia, who holds an entry for the BMW Hong Kong Derby in March, showed a devastating turn-of-foot to score a last to first victory, while Twin Delight looked sharp from the gate and charged away from the rest of the field to register…