HKJC CEO Blog

After months of careful planning and building anticipation, the stage is set for the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley tonight (4 December) when – with an outstanding cast of world-class riders competing in the four-race series – Hong Kong will host one of the most prestigious events on the horseracing calendar. The…

Elite sporting performance over an extended period is the mark of outstanding athletes and, after riding his 600th Hong Kong winner at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (27 November), Vincent Ho belongs in a select category of exceptional jockeys. Vincent rode his first winner – Decent Fellow in 2010 for Peter Ng – and in an…

Happy Valley Racecourse is one of the most iconic horseracing venues in the world with its unique layout and spectacular urban setting and rarely do its lights shine brighter than when the world’s leading riders gather in Hong Kong for the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC). It is now only a week until LONGINES IJC,…

The official selection of runners for the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) on 8 December has generated tremendous interest around the world and the arrival this week of two of the overseas-trained contenders is confirmation our flagship meeting is almost upon us. DOCKLANDS, trained by Great Britain’s Harry Eustace, and LAZZAT, prepared by Frenchman…

With just over two weeks until the 2024 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), the selection of a string of elite world-class horses for the four LONGINES Group 1 features at Sha Tin on 8 December signals the start of the final phase of preparations for our showpiece meeting. A total of 26 individual Group…

With only 22 days until LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) on 8 December, the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Race Day at Sha Tin tomorrow (Sunday, 17 November) shapes as one of the most important meetings of the season with a string of elite horses, trainers and jockeys involved. The three Bank of China…

With just over three weeks until the 2024 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), the sense of excitement and anticipation continues to grow especially with the reappearance of Hong Kong’s brightest equine stars at this Sunday’s (17 November) Bank of China (Hong Kong) Race Day. Six individual Group 1 winners – ROMANTIC WARRIOR, CALIFORNIA SPANGLE,…

Hong Kong is renowned for its ‘can-do spirit’ and ‘play to win’ attitude and Karis Teetan is among a string of world-class jockeys and trainers in the city who embodies these qualities. When Karis ventured to Hong Kong in 2013 as an ambitious 23-year-old from Mauritius, via South Africa, he could have only dreamed of…

The LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) is one of the annual highlights of the Hong Kong racing season and this year’s competition shapes as no exception with the presence of a string of world-class riders at Happy Valley on 4 December. The 10 confirmed jockeys – led by Ryan Moore, James McDonald, Zac Purton, Hollie…

One of horse racing’s greatest attributes is its international nature and its ability to generate tremendous interest and entertainment on the global stage. With just over a month until the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), our focus turns today to Flemington Racecourse for Melbourne Cup Day and the running of Australia’s most famous 3200m…