HKJC CEO Blog

FWD Champions Day is one of the most prestigious occasions on Hong Kong’s sporting calendar and, with only four days to go until our spring showpiece at Sha Tin this Sunday (27 April), excitement and anticipation levels are peaking ahead of the appearance of some of the world’s best horses and jockeys in three elite Group 1…

With only eight days now until FWD Champions Day on 27 April, a sense of occasion has gripped Sha Tin with the appearance this week of a string of international Group 1 winners in preparation for our flagship spring meeting. Over the past few days, there has been a perceptible lift in intensity with the…

With only 11 days to go until FWD Champions Day, final preparations are well underway as excitement grows with the arrival of the first wave of international contenders for our flagship spring meeting at Sha Tin on 27 April. Japan’s LIBERTY ISLAND and DANON MCKINLEY were the first to settle in at Sha Tin followed…

With only two weeks until FWD Champions Day, the sense of anticipation and excitement continues to build with the appearance today (Sunday, 13 April) at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Day at Sha Tin of several horses who have been selected to run at our premier spring meeting on 27 April. Group 1 winner…

Creating career pathways and opportunities to participate in Hong Kong’s world-class horse racing across a variety of vocations is one of the Club’s enduring pillars and the opening on Friday (11 April) of the refurbished Racing Talent Training Centre (RTTC) training stable marks another important milestone. Opened in 2008, the RTTC is integral to world-class…

With just under three weeks until FWD Champions Day, the high quality of the 46 selected runners announced for Hong Kong’s elite spring meeting sets the tone perfectly for what shapes as a wonderful day of international competition at Sha Tin on 27 April. With the support of our local and international owners and trainers,…

Even in defeat – with a desperately close second in the G1 Dubai Turf (1800m) – ROMANTIC WARRIOR has once again proven what a champion he is while showcasing Hong Kong’s world-class racing on the international stage and confirming his status as one of the world’s premier middle-distance horses. Hong Kong’s global champion almost defied…

ROMANTIC WARRIOR’s appearance in the G1 Dubai Turf (1800m) at Meydan on Saturday night (April 5) highlights a wonderful weekend of international racing with elite Group 1 races attracting global focus and Hong Kong’s champion horses, trainers and jockeys vying for success at the highest level. ROMANTIC WARRIOR will chase more history at Meydan under…

With less than a month until FWD Champions Day on 27 April, KA YING RISING provided the perfect prelude ahead of the HK$22 million G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) with another incredible performance at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 March). In posting his 11th win in a row, KA YING RISING produced one of the…

Champion athletes – human and equine – create excitement and a sense of occasion and this Sunday (30 March) is no exception with the reappearance at Sha Tin of KA YING RISING, the world’s top-ranked sprinter, along with a cluster of fellow Group 1 winners. Bidding to extend his winning streak to 11 races in…