HKJC CEO Blog

If you were one of the 37,000 racegoers who came along to watch our Audemars Piguet QE II Cup raceday last Sunday, I hope you thoroughly enjoyed our thrilling programme. The big crowd created a great atmosphere at the racecourse and gave tremendous vocal support to our Hong Kong runners, which definitely helped inspire them to…

Before our race meeting at Happy Valley in midweek, we announced that on top of the HK$2 million emergency relief donation we made earlier that day, we would donate the net operating surplus from Wednesday’s race meeting to help victims of Qinghai earthquake. I am happy to tell you the sum reached HK$15.4 million, surpassing our…

I'm sure you've all been following closely the news about the terrible earthquake that took place in Qinghai Province on 14 April, a catastrophe that has already claimed over 2,000 lives, with thousands more sustaining serious injuries and many others still missing. Like many of you, I was especially sad to hear that Hong Kong volunteer Wong…

Hi all, while you’re reading this blog, I’m already in Macau as I will be attending the second leg of this season’s Interport event – the 7th Macau Hong Kong Trophy – at Taipa Racecourse today. We’ve been co-operating with the Macau Jockey Club on this event for some time, and the two racing clubs have…

Each year, we have hundreds of local racehorses retired from flat racing, but many of them are able to start a new chapter of their lives after their local racing careers are over. For some, they would have the chance moving to riding schools in Hong Kong or mainland China for leisure riding. In the past, the…

By the time you read this blog, we’ve just announced, at Happy Valley Racecourse today, the list of runners selected for the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup and the Champions Mile on 25 April. Dozens of top local and overseas runners will contest for the great honour of victory and the HK$26 million prize money…

Although I’m deeply involved with racing and devote all my working hours, and plenty of leisure time in this exciting sport, I still enjoy a lot of other hobbies. As you may know, apart from jogging in the mornings and enjoying different Chinese food and cuisine, I also like watching movies. Hong Kong filmmakers and movies have…

Looking back at the Dubai World Cup race meeting last weekend, I remain thrilled and delighted with the success of our Hong Kong runners at Meydan last weekend. Derek Cruz’s Joy And Fun produced an epic performance to snatch the Group 3 Al Quoz Sprint and become the second Hong Kong racehorse – after Vengeance Of…

Hi there!  I’m writing this from Dubai as I'll be attending the Dubai World Cup race meeting at Meydan Racecourse tonight.  I only arrived early this morning and have not yet had time to walk round the city, but already I'm getting the feeling that Dubai has changed a lot since I was here last…

Those local football fans who closely follow European football will know that Barcelona star Lionel Messi is in sizzling form at the moment, having scored eight goals in his last three matches, including a hat-trick over Real Zaragoza at the weekend. I'm a great admirer of this young Argentinean's skills as no matter how well or…