HKJC CEO Blog

Royal Ascot’s world-class five-day meeting came to an end overnight with more history for Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore and a celebration of international horse-racing at its finest. I would like to congratulate Aidan on winning the top trainers’ award for a record-extending 13th time with six wins over the five days and a career total…

Aidan O’Brien has long been synonymous with horseracing excellence and he again showed why he is revered internationally by creating history with his 400th Group 1 victory on the Flat with AUGUSTE RODIN’s win in the G1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes (2005m) at Royal Ascot. The statistics surrounding Aidan’s glittering career are simply astounding and…

Royal Ascot lived up to expectations on a brilliant opening day with a string of spectacular Group 1 performances by CHARYN, ASFOORA and ROSALLION. CHARYN won his first Group 1 with Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) success for Roger Varian and Silvestre de Sousa before ASFOORA became Australia’s sixth winner of G1 King Charles III Stakes…

Royal Ascot is one of the most exciting and glamorous sporting events on the international stage and, with ideal weather conditions forecast, this week’s meeting shapes as a wonderful spectacle. Ascot and Hong Kong share the same value of promoting international world-class racing and therefore have always had a strategic relationship to promote our sport.…

Providing career pathways is of the utmost importance to the Club and it has been particularly satisfying to monitor the progress of several gifted Hong Kong racing participants this season. Pierre Ng, 40, has led the trainers’ championship for the majority of the season and, with only eight meetings remaining, is very much a chance…

The importance of Conghua Racecourse to Hong Kong racing continues to grow significantly with a clear link between the Club’s world-class facilities at Conghua and sustained performance excellence in Hong Kong. As we prepare for the 80th meeting of the 2023/24 season at Happy Valley tonight (12 June), Conghua is performing at unprecedented levels with…

The recruitment, development and retention of the best available talent is integral to Hong Kong racing’s world-class quality and these elements are reflected in the Club’s Licensing Committee’s decisions for the 2024/25 season. A total of 22 jockeys from a string of major racing jurisdictions including France, Great Britain, Australia, South Africa and Hong Kong…

Three days after one of the most significant performances in Hong Kong racing history, ROMANTIC WARRIOR’s stunning G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) triumph continues to reverberate around the world. The international acclaim which deservedly followed ROMANTIC WARRIOR’s phenomenal display for Danny Shum, James McDonald and owner Mr Peter Lau in Tokyo has echoed through every major…

ROMANTIC WARRIOR’S incredible victory in the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo Racecourse today (Sunday, 2 June) is one of the greatest in the history of Hong Kong racing and reflects tremendous credit on our city. If you look at the performances of ROMANTIC WARRIOR this horse this season for Danny Shum and his team,…

Winning abroad is arguably the most difficult assignment in international horse racing – especially in Japan – and the enormity of challenge facing ROMANTIC WARRIOR and VOYAGE BUBBLE in the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo Racecourse today (Sunday, 2 June) cannot be underestimated. As accomplished as ROMANTIC WARRIOR and VOYAGE BUBBLE are, they must…