HKJC CEO Blog

Although Hong Kong is a very well-developed city, it has some amazing scenery close at hand.  Not many people realise that some 40 per cent of Hong Kong's land area is protected country park, which I'm told is the highest ratio of anywhere in the world.  Most of these country parks are easily accessible by…

At Wednesday’s first Happy Valley meeting we saw trainer Richard Gibson get his new Hong Kong career off the mark in style, with a 3rd place in his opening race here then a win at just his second attempt, courtesy of stable syndicate runner Great Renown in Race 5.  It's certainly a wonderful start for…

I was thrilled to learn that more than 62,000 racegoers attended our season opening meeting at Sha Tin Racecourse last Sunday.  The atmosphere was terrific and it was an extremely encouraging turnout from our racing fans new and old.  The turnover of HK$928 million was also the best for a season opening day since 2000/01,…

The long wait is now over and I'm delighted that we were formally able to unveil the details of our Racecourse Master Plan to the media yesterday.  All of us at the Club have put a lot of time and effort into this important project, which will be a vital weapon in helping us secure…

It’s been a while now since I gave an update here in my blog, and I hope you have all been having a nice time over the past few weeks.  The new season will begin in less than a week and as in past seasons, my colleagues and I are all now busy with preparations…

Hi, I hope you’re all having a pleasant time this summer. Although I’m in Europe I’m still closely following all the latest racing news, both on this continent and of course in Hong Kong.I think most of you will have read the news about Vincent Ho’s participation in the 2011 Asian Young Guns Challenge held…

Football is taking centre stage in Hong Kong this week as three English Premier League teams, namely Chelsea, Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers, have joined local league champions Kitchee to contest the Barclays Asia Trophy at the Hong Kong Stadium.  In the two opening matches played on Wednesday night, Aston Villa defeated Blackburn Rovers 1-0…

Back in May, I told you all through this blog that the Club was preparing to launch a mobile betting App for iPhone and iPad users.  Two months on, I'm pleased to report that the App is now ready, and can be downloaded free from Apple's App Store.I know many of you have been eagerly…

The racing season came to an end a week ago and I was delighted that we were able to report quite encouraging end-of-season figures, particularly for the racing turnover which reached a 10-year high of HK$80.4 billion.  The betting tax on racing we contributed to the Government also rose to an eight-year high, coming very…

Some may feel it’s been a long season, but for a horse lover and racing enthusiast like me, it always seems as though the season’s way too short.  No matter how you think though, after ten months and 82 race meetings, the current season will come to a finale tomorrow at Sha Tin.When Lucky Nine…