HKJC CEO Blog

There is nothing like a flying visit to the Japan Cup to whet the appetite for Hong Kong’s biggest meeting and last weekend’s trip to Tokyo did just that. The race itself was unusual, with no international challengers for the first time, but the atmosphere from a crowd of over 80,000 was as intense as…

Slowly and surely, the latest pieces of this year’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races are falling into place. There is no question this has been one of the most complicated build-ups to our flagship event and the welfare of staff and supporters remains of high importance. However, after Wednesday’s entry stage we can now begin…

Life starts to get even more hectic than normal at this time of year and there is so much to pack into this midweek Blog. However, the first point to make relates to last Sunday’s big meeting at Sha Tin. This was an important day on many levels and although the crowd was inevitably smaller…

Sunday’s card at Sha Tin has always held a special place in Hong Kong’s racing calendar and this year is no exception. With three G2 races offering more than HK$12 million in prize money this is clearly a very significant day in its own right, but the fact that it is linked so closely with…

After assessing all relevant data, the Hong Kong Jockey Club has announced that the race meeting scheduled for Happy Valley Racecourse tonight has been cancelled to ensure the safety of employees and racegoers. In organising race meetings, the Club always puts safety as a top priority. The Club has been monitoring the situation in Hong…

Secrets are increasingly hard to keep in the modern era of social media and the news that Almond Eye’s connections want to bring her to Hong Kong for the LONGINES Hong Kong Cup next month broke on Wednesday afternoon. Of course, it is not the Jockey Club’s policy to release news about HKIR running plans…

The big-race action is coming thick and fast from all over the world at present and much of it has implications for our own international showcase in December. Today’s Blog was written as the Flemington stewards started looking into the closing stages of a thrilling Melbourne Cup in which Vow And Declare found just enough…

Early November marks a very significant period with so many notable stories at home and abroad. American racing’s flagship Breeders’ Cup takes place this weekend at Santa Anita and we are looking forward to Simulcasting the Melbourne Cup from Flemington again on Tuesday. Joao Moreira clearly has high hopes of winning the race for the…

This week marks the end of the second month of a new racing season and already several things are clear both at home and abroad. Joao Moreira is clearly determined to seize the champion jockey title back from Zac Purton after another Sha Tin treble took him ten clear at top of the table, while…

This has been a busy week both at home and abroad, with the publication of the 2019 LONGINES HKIR entries followed by a trip to South Africa after racing at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The purpose of the trip was to discuss the preparation for next year’s Asian Racing Conference and one important topic on…