HKJC CEO Blog

It was an amazing night for Hong Kong when our athlete Vivian Kong won the first gold medal for Hong Kong by defeating her French opponent in the Women’s Epee Final. This is Hong Kong’s third Olympics gold medal in history. Vivian fully demonstrated Hong Kong’s “can-do” spirit as she picked up from original 1…

While the racing season in Hong Kong ended on a high note, we announced our racing fixtures for the 2024/25 season, starting with our first meeting on September 8. In the interim, we want to showcase the best horses and races from around the world in our simulcast programme, starting with the King George VI…

Five days after Sha Tin staged a magnificent season finale on Sunday (14 July), it is difficult to imagine a more perfect script than the one which unfolded as Francis Lui and Pierre Ng vied for the Hong Kong trainers’ championship. To consider that after 88 world-class meetings spread across 10 months of racing, the…

The feats of Hong Kong’s horses, trainers and jockeys have been a tremendous source of pride and excitement for the city’s passionate racing fans in 2023/24 and Friday night’s (12 July) Hong Kong Champion Awards was a wonderful celebration of an extraordinary season. The combined accomplishments of ROMANTIC WARRIOR and CALIFORNIA SPANGLE formed the basis…

After a string of highlights spread across 341 races and 39 meetings at Happy Valley over the past 10 months, the scene is set for the final meeting of the 2023/24 season at the city circuit, with the first race to start at 6.35pm. Happy Valley has long been at the heart of Hong Kong’s…

The quest for overall honours in the 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship is poised to stretch into the final day of the season after Francis Lui edged to within one win of Pierre Ng at Sha Tin yesterday (6 July). Francis now trails 66 to 67 after KING MILES’ victory and it might have been…

The tussle between Pierre Ng and Francis Lui for the 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship has enthralled the city’s racing community over the past few months and, with only three meetings left in the season, their battle continues at Sha Tin today (6 July). Pierre holds a vital two-win lead – 67-65 – over Francis…

With only four meetings left in the 2023/24 season, history is poised to repeat itself in the battle for the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with Pierre Ng holding a narrow lead over Francis Lui – 67 to 65. With 39 races scheduled between now and the end of the season on 14 July, Pierre and…

At Sha Tin today, we celebrate the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the running of the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup (1400m). Evoking the spirit of ‘Ma Zhao Pao’ (racing goes on), the Hong Kong Reunification Cup marks the on-going achievements of Hong Kong’s most popular sport and the…

With only five meetings left in the 2023/24 season, an extraordinary chapter in Hong Kong horseracing is rapidly drawing to a close. As we reflect on the outstanding equine and human achievements throughout this season, it is clear Hong Kong racing has again provided a feast of world-class performances – both domestically and globally – for its…