HKJC CEO Blog

International stars take centre stage again this weekend, with Pinatubo bidding to confirm himself a champion at Newmarket and Almond Eye the leading lady for the Yasuda Kinen in Tokyo. All the action will be live as part of our summer simulcast programme and the domestic action continues at Sha Tin in a week of…

Surprises are seldom far away in Hong Kong racing and Sunday at Sha Tin proved a case in point, with only one winning favourite from 11 races and Zac Purton and Joao Moreira managing just a single winner from 20 rides. Zac has a cushion of four winners over Joao atop the jockeys’ table with…

The month of May seems to have come and gone in the blink of an eye and the main change has been the ongoing success of Hong Kong’s coronavirus measures. Restrictions across society are gradually being relaxed – and the Club will respond further to assist as many fans as possible at the appropriate time…

Sunday at Sha Tin was one of those days when practically every race seemed to have significance attached. Exultant starred again under Zac Purton with a second Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup victory, showing all his famous courage to give Tony Cruz his seventh win in the last eight renewals of our final Group…

And so we come to the 12th and final G1 contest of the season. The Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup has always held a special place in the Hong Kong racing calendar, not least due to the stars who have won the race on multiple occasions. River Verdon won the race four years in…

The speed of Hong Kong life means that time always seems to pass quickly and it’s amazing to think there are now just eight weeks left in the 2019/20 racing season. Our friends in other major racing jurisdictions are gradually gearing up for their big races – and it was great to see Almond Eye…

Opportunity has long been one of the key themes of Hong Kong life and it remains relevant to so many aspects of racing as we move into the final two months of the 2019/2020 racing season. We are currently halfway through our latest four-meeting cycle of measures which have enabled various members and guests to…

The world is gradually entering a new phase in the fight against coronavirus and racing is moving with it, albeit at different speeds in different places. France followed Germany in resuming racing behind closed doors on Monday, while Britain and Ireland are hoping to follow suit next month, and we wish them all the best…

There comes a stage in every long battle when the tide begins to turn in a certain direction. It’s possible we witnessed one such moment when our champion jockey Zac Purton rode a five timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night and, in a wider context, this weekend could also prove a notable milestone in…

Wednesday marks the 30th meeting since the Club imposed stringent measures to reduce raceday attendance due to the emergence of coronavirus. In other words, a third of our entire racing season has now taken place under these essential limitations and the experience has taught us so much. It has taught us that the teams we…