HKJC CEO Blog

Providing opportunities for home-grown talent has long been at the heart of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s core values with our commitment to continuous development and it is one of the reasons Pierre Ng’s stunning success this season resonates so deeply in Hong Kong.  Pierre’s effort to lead the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with 35…

Almost a week has passed since the staging of a magnificent edition of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) and feedback continues to resonate around the world over what unfolded last Sunday (10 December) at Sha Tin.  Horseracing’s vital role in promoting Hong Kong as an international destination has been captured over the past six…

The 2023 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) on Sunday (10 December) was a tremendous success in all regards and crowned a hugely successful week with one of the best days of racing in Hong Kong history.    From a sports perspective, GOLDEN SIXTY, Vincent Ho and Francis Lui pulled off an extraordinary performance in the…

After months of anticipation and meticulous planning, LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) are almost upon us as the great finale of an amazing week which celebrates international horse racing in Hong Kong As destiny awaits the 43 world-class horses who will contest the four Group 1 features at Sha Tin on Sunday (10 December),…

After months of anticipation and excitement, the stage is finally set for the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley tonight (6 December) and, with the quality of riders assembled, Hong Kong will celebrate one of the most important events of the horseracing season. I am thrilled by the class of the jockeys who…

The presence at trackwork at Sha Tin over the past week of some of the world’s finest horses – both from overseas and locally-trained – serves as a reminder that we are now only eight days away from the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) on 10 December. Following months of thorough planning, the steady…

The appearance of two Hong Kong’s champions – GOLDEN SIXTY and ROMANTIC WARRIOR – in Sha Tin trials on Tuesday morning (28 November) and the imminent arrival of a cluster of Japanese stars signals the start of final preparations for the much-anticipated LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) next week.   GOLDEN SIXTY’S racetrack presence,…

The arrival of SHAHRYAR on Wednesday evening (22 November) as the first of a decorated contingent of overseas horses bound for Sha Tin for the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) means we are now only days from our flagship meeting on 10 December.   Over the next week, 24 fellow internationals are scheduled to…

With only 18 days left until LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), the finishing touches are being applied to our December showpiece with the selection of a host of world-class horses for the four LONGINES Group 1 features at Sha Tin on 10 December.   A total of 16 individual Group 1 winners crowns the…

With just over three weeks left until LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), there is an unmistakable sense of occasion as a string of Hong Kong’s leading horses accelerate preparations for our December flagship by competing at the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Race Day at Sha Tin on Sunday (19 November).  Bank of China…