HKJC CEO Blog

I've been in Hong Kong already for a decade and the Chinese New Year has always been the local festival that I love the most.  The city is filled with a joyful atmosphere as everybody dresses up smartly to meet their relatives and friends, and offers their greetings for prosperity and good luck in the…

The many of you who have followed our races for over a decade may well remember the time in the 1990s when we had several female jockeys riding in Hong Kong. I've recently gone through the Club's almanac and learned that we once invited Julie Krone – then the most successful female jockey in North America…

I'm sure you all enjoyed a lot the thrilling duel between Absolute Champion and Sacred Kingdom in the Centenary Sprint Cup at Sha Tin last Sunday. Although both these top horses had minor ailments in the run-up to the race, a leg problem and a fever respectively, they still put in a fantastic performance. I hope they…

Hi all, right now I'm about to board my flight in Dublin, so as to be back in Hong Kong in time to attend our race meeting at Sha Tin tomorrow.  As you may have read in my previous blog entry, I came here to attend an international symposium hosted by the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders'…

It's been a very eventful week for me so far, as last Saturday I was in Beijing to attend a staff party with over 300 employees of our new Beijing Clubhouse, which is due to open in the coming months and will be our Club's first presence in the capital.  I was delighted to have…

I'm sure you all admire the speed and athleticism of our horses on the racetrack, but I can tell you that this wonderful creature can also play a starring role in the world of arts and entertainment. All Hong Kong people will soon have the chance to experience this side of horses for themselves, as the…

Last Monday, I attended a press conference at Happy Valley to announce that long-established local trading company, the Jebsen Group, will establish a partnership with The Hong Kong Jockey Club by being the title sponsor of the Jebsen Cup Race Day for three consecutive years, with the inaugural race day to be held on 27…

We had another smooth and successful race meeting at Happy Valley on Wednesday with turnover reaching its second highest total for a night meeting this season, though my enjoyment of the evening was rather dampened by two pieces of not-so-happy news I received the same day.The first was the passing of our former champion trainer…

I was glad last Saturday to be among the spectators at a packed-out centre court in Victoria Park, enjoying a very entertaining tennis match between Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams. It was a real pleasure for me to watch these two top stars showing their brilliant tennis skills here in Hong Kong. And with the…

As a horse lover, I always support owners when they decided to reward their horses for the achievements made in their short racing careers, by sending them overseas to enjoy the rest of their lives at retirement farms. This Sunday, we shall say farewell to one such champion horse, The Duke, who will soon depart…