HKJC CEO Blog

Last Saturday night we simulcast four races from British Champions Day to our racing fans in Hong Kong.  In our live broadcast you may have witnessed how the mighty miler Frankel simply bulldozed his high class opponents to extend his unbeaten streak to nine in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, while French raider Cirrus des…

Other than the Australian expat community here, or those of you who have lived or studied “down under”, I suspect that not many people in Hong Kong have ever had the chance to watch Australian football, or Aussie Rules as it's commonly known.  In parts of Australia though, it's a hugely popular sport.  Combining elements…

I'm sure most of our racing fans will know that three Hong Kong-based horses, namely Mighty High and Silver Grecian from John Moore's stable, and Bear Hero from the David Ferraris stable, are currently in Australia to prepare for a series of major races in the spring racing carnival there later this month.  The Moore…

Apple products have become very common in people’s daily lives in recent years, and I reckon probably the majority of my blog readers now have an iPhone, iPad, MacBook or iPod somewhere close to hand.  Like all Apple fans, I was very saddened on Thursday to hear that Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder and Chairman, had…

In my Tuesday blog, I mentioned about the success of German raider Danedream in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Actually, this filly is always good for a surprise not only in the Arc, but also for her breeder Mr Gregor Baum, who I know for a long time and previously decided to sell this…

In Sunday’s Sprinters Stakes in Japan we saw Hong Kong duo Lucky Nine and Green Birdie chalk up what I thought were fair performances.  I watched the race replay from where I was staying in France and was gutted to see Lucky Nine again having tough luck, being interfered early in the straight which all…

I thoroughly enjoyed the highly entertaining National Day race meeting at Sha Tin yesterday, in particular the tremendously impressive performances of the winners of the Sha Tin Sprint Trophy and the National Day Cup – the first pattern races in our new racing season.In the former race we saw Entrapment, who was sidelined for more…

Over the years, quite a number of French raiders have delivered good results in our international races in Hong Kong.  Vallee Enchantee is one that readily springs to mind.  This pint-sized filly weighed in at only just over 800 pounds, but showed a giant-sized heart and great ability when winning the Hong Kong Vase in…

It’s been a while since I last covered the topic of German football in this blog.  But last weekend I saw an item of sports news from Germany that I believe has attracted much attention from local football fans.  Zhi-gin Lam – who is a German national but the son of a Hong Kong migrant…

Although our racing season in Hong Kong has only just begun, the European season is about to enter its climax, with several major races due to be held in England and France in the coming fortnight.  Among them, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is sure to be most avidly followed by racing fans around…