HKJC CEO Blog

As you all probably know by now, Hong Kong challenger Sacred Kingdom finished fifth in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot last weekend. Actually, this wasn't a bad performance in the circumstances, as the horse was sweating a bit before the start and the pacing of the race didn't suit him much.  I was at Ascot…

Hi everybody. By the time this article gets posted my blog, I should have reached London's Heathrow Airport, en route to Ascot Racecourse where I plan to attend the final day of this year's Royal Ascot meeting later today. I've attended this historic meeting a couple of times before and always look forward to it as it…

I hope you all enjoyed our exciting race night at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Generally speaking, with Happy Valley being a smaller and tighter track, races there tend to be more competitive and the fields more compact, as riders will be anxious to secure favourable positions in the early stages of the race before getting into…

It's great to be back to Hong Kong after an exciting visit to Japan for the Yasuda Kinen over the past few days. Although our local horses Sight Winner and Armada finished only 6th and 8th respectively in this International Group One event, I would say these were still very creditable performances in regard to…

By the time you read this article, I will already be in Tokyo to attend tomorrow's Yasuda Kinen race meeting at Tokyo Racecourse.  This International Group One event has long been one of the most important springtime events in Japanese racing, as tens of thousands of racing fans flock to the Fuchu track each year…

I hope you all got a lot of enjoyment out of our Citi Champions and Chater Cup race meeting at Sha Tin last Sunday. The weather was perfect and we saw a really gripping battle between Viva Pataca and Thumbs Up as they fought tooth and nail in the feature race the whole way down the…

Several of our race meetings this month have been heavily affected by rain.  That was especially true for our two recent meetings with our major media partners – the ATV Cup and South China Morning Post Cup meetings.  I'm pleased to say, though, that the races have been, as exciting as ever.Accordingly, we have changed…

On Sunday we hosted a ceremony at the Parade Ring of Sha Tin Racecourse to celebrate Sacred Kingdom's victory in the KrisFlyer International Sprint. I was happy to have another chance of meeting his owner Sin Kang-yuk there, following the great evening of celebrations we enjoyed at Kranji a week earlier. I had a brief chat with…

On Thursday I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the CEO Manpower Conference 2009, an annual event organised by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. It's an occasion where senior executives from many different businesses can get together and share their views each year.  This year I was invited to join a…

I'm sure you must all have been as thrilled as I was to see our top sprinter Sacred Kingdom prevail in the KrisFlyer International Sprint in Singapore last Sunday. I was lucky enough to be at Kranji to see the race live, and I can tell you that the atmosphere there was electrifying, with the home…