HKJC CEO Blog

Although it’s now summer and the close-season here in Hong Kong, as usual I have kept a close eye on racing news concerning the racing industry and racing business both in Hong Kong and overseas.  Recently, a piece of news from Europe caught my eye.  It reported that on 25 July this summer, three major…

What could be better than having two of our young riding talents winning top international jockey series within the space of a week?  That's the wonderful news we've just had from the UK after Matthew Chadwick produced some sensational riding performances at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday to make a winning debut in the Shergar Cup,…

It's been a while since I last posted a blog here, but as you can imagine, I'm still keeping a close eye on all horse racing news during the summer break.  It was great to see our apprentice jockey Alvin Ng enjoying victory in Macau last weekend, becoming the second Hong Kong rider after Derek…

During the summer, a number of our expatriate Club jockeys continue riding overseas, and it's not difficult for local racing fans to keep track of their progress, as the Hong Kong racing papers often carry results of their major races.  This summer, though, things have been a bit different as one of our home-grown jockeys…

The 34th Asian Racing Conference came to a close in Istanbul last Friday after four days of intense but very productive discussion.  I can tell you that most of the Club delegation really enjoyed their stay in Istanbul, as it's a gorgeous city.  As one conference ends, however, a new chapter begins.  This is especially…

Last Sunday’s finale meeting at Sha Tin was a fitting climax to what has been an exceptional and very fruitful racing season, with 74,000 people coming along to the racecourses and the day’s turnover reaching a whopping HK$1.47 billion.After the last race we were also able to announce some very pleasing figures for the season,…

It was a bustling and vibrant Wednesday evening at Happy Valley in midweek, as thousands of you joined us for the Valley’s season finale. During the evening I made special visits to the racecourse’s happening venues such as the Beer Garden, adrenaline and The Gallery, staying there for some while.  All those venues were buzzing,…

Happy Valley Racecourse represents a key part of our racing history here in Hong Kong. Races were first held at the track more than 160 years ago and nowadays it has developed as one of the most recognisable city racetracks in the world, being especially famous for its night racing – providing racegoers with the…

Although we still have three race meetings to go before the end of the current term, including tomorrow’s Sha Tin races, we have long been making our preparations for next season.  Last week we announced the prize money increase for the Longines Hong Kong International Races in December, which we hope will attract overseas connections…

At the Hong Kong Reunification Raceday last Sunday, close to 28,000 people joined us at the racecourse and I have to say, the atmosphere was great.  I was delighted that the meeting was not affected by the tropical storm that swept through the day before and was generally held in fine weather, which offered a…