HKJC CEO Blog

Some of our racing fans enjoyed watching I’ll Have Another winning the Kentucky Derby in our simulcast earlier this month.  Ridden by young jockey Mario Gutierrez, this prolific three-year-old has since added another Grade 1 tally to his name as he again defeated Derby runner-up Bodemeister to claim the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse last…

In racing it’s extremely difficult for a racehorse to maintain its perfect record throughout its career.  Nearco from Italy, one of the most influential sires in the 20th century, was probably one of the rare examples of an unbeaten legendary racehorse in the modern era.  But other influential and prominent thoroughbreds such as Nijinsky and…

I believe most football fans will have enjoyed a really unforgettable weekend in witnessing the dramatic way that Manchester City won the English Premier League’s champions title – theoretically in the very last minute of the season – last Sunday. With Manchester United defeating Sunderland, it meant that City must overcome Queen’s Park Rangers at home…

In recent years, we have seen an increasing number of celebrities and artists in Hong Kong become gripped by the thrill and excitement of our fascinating sport, and decide to participate as racehorse owners. This situation is similar to that in the UK, and I know that the British media gave racing closer than usual…

Sunday’s BMW Champions Mile brought down the curtain on our spring internationals, and there was a great ending for the home team as local runners extended their dominance in this premier mile event, filling the first five places.I think trainer John Moore must have been the happiest man at Sha Tin that day as, adding…

After last Sunday’s Audemars Piguet QEII Cup, tomorrow we will host an international event for the second consecutive week – the G1 BMW Champions Mile.  Some of the overseas racing journalists chose to stay in the city for an extra seven days to cover this event, and I met most of them while attending track…

Last Sunday the Audemars Piguet QE II Cup proved to be a great success.  Of course, it was a rather worrying scene early in the day when I woke up to find that there was a heavy downpour outside.  The Sha Tin Racecourse was not spared the deluge as we recorded about 120mm of rainfall…

I'm delighted that in recent years we've been able to attract some very prestigious commercial partners to Hong Kong horse racing, which shows that these companies are keen to be associated with the high quality of racing we offer here and the positive image of the sport.These partners not only put substantial sponsorship money into…

At our Jockey Club Community Day last Saturday we saw Bear Hero showing great form to gain back-to-back successes in the day's feature event, the HKJC Community Trophy.  For me, it was an equally rewarding day off the track, as we were joined for the afternoon's events by more than 150 community partners, including Secretary…

I believe most of you will have learnt by now about the list of horses we've selected to take part in the BMW Champions Mile on 6 May.  I'm delighted to see some top international horsemen sending their strong runners for this premier mile event, with eight of the 14 entrants being G1 winners.These include…