HKJC CEO Blog

One champion departs as another announces himself. It is a theme that has repeated itself throughout the history of Hong Kong racing and it has come around again with the news that Beauty Generation is to retire in the very same week that Golden Sixty finally replaced him as the highest rated horse in town.…

The Bubble stayed intact and Hong Kong racing can now take pride and reflect on what can be learned from the most challenging and rewarding LONGINES HKIR week in history. Amazingly, it is now almost 11 months since the risk level for Coronavirus moved from Serious to Emergency – forcing us to go Behind Closed…

And so we come to a day that everyone in Hong Kong racing has been working towards. LONGINES Hong Kong International Races has showcased the best of Hong Kong racing to the world through four decades now and the build-up to the 2020 renewal has been the most challenging on record. From the moment we…

A quick glance down the list of previous winners tells you all you need to know about the calibre of rider needed to win the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship. From Douglas Whyte and Ryan Moore to Zac Purton and Joao Moreira through to Frankie Dettori and Christophe Soumillon, the world’s most sought-after jockey challenge is…

The arrival of star international horses always signals that LONGINES HKIR week is at hand and it was good to see our first Japanese visitors – including last year’s Hong Kong Mile hero Admire Mars – arriving safely at Sha Tin in midweek. The rest of our international visitors from Japan, France, Ireland and Singapore…

There is a clear contrast between the excitement level on the racecourse and the caution we must show in our day to day business as November turns to December. A strong crop of youngsters is essential for boosting the depth of Hong Kong racing and time will probably show that Sunday at Sha Tin was…

It felt like a different world as we returned to minimal attendance at Happy Valley on Wednesday but we have been there before this year and that is simply the era we live in during 2020. On a normal Wednesday night, fans at the track would have had much to cheer. Caspar Fownes celebrated the…

The challenges of 2020 continue and the Club has acted swiftly in light of recent worrying Covid-19 developments. Our guiding principle has always been that none of our activities should pose a risk to our staff and customers. The risk situation has changed, therefore we have to scale down our operational activities step by step.…

The last ten months have taught us the value of continued vigilance in relation to Covid-19 and, in view of the recent increases in cases in Hong Kong, we have decided to take prompt action and scale down certain operations. We hope for the understanding of all our customers but protecting public health is always…

Time is moving on swiftly as the challenges of 2020 continue and this Wednesday’s Happy Valley meeting means we are already a quarter of the way through the Hong Kong racing season. Not everything has gone to plan for some of our leading players and Zac Purton – now 11 winners behind Joao Moreira with…