HKJC CEO Blog

Nothing stands still for very long in Hong Kong and events in the racing world over the last week certainly prove that. It didn’t surprise me to hear that Joao Moreira is interested in returning after failing the test to ride in Japan but I repeat that any application will be treated on merits by…

International racing always takes centre stage at this time of year and, with last week’s Arc meeting still fresh in the mind, it’s been interesting to hear of various developments on the global front this week. The Australian superstar Winx remains top of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings on a rating of 130 after…

The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe can be relied on to deliver an outstanding race and Sunday’s contest was memorable on so many levels, with Enable just holding Sea Of Class in a wonderful finish. Enable joined a very select group in becoming only the eighth horse to win two Arcs, while Frankie Dettori now…

And so we come towards the end of a very busy and positive week in the Hong Kong season. Of course, I appreciate concern voiced about having only two days between meetings at Sha Tin and Happy Valley. This places an additional burden on our people in the Club and the media but we hope…

Everyone I spoke to at Sha Tin on Monday felt they had been part of a day that stepped the season up to a new level and I completely agree with that view. It was fantastic to see so many top horses in action for the first Group races of the campaign and I was…

Yesterday, I was at Mong Kok Stadium to witness our annual football event, the HKJC Community Cup, featuring last season’s Hong Kong Premier League champions Kitchee and runners-up Wofoo Tai Po. It was a tight match as both teams showed that they have already found great form early in the season. It was Kitchee who…

Our new South African jockey Grant Van Niekerk continued the promising start to his Hong Kong career when racing resumed at Sha Tin last Saturday, scoring a double to match Champion Jockey Zac Purton at the top of the premiership table. The same applied to our new trainer Jimmy Ting, as he was another horseman…

The Jockey Club’s two-day Philanthropy for Better Cities Forum concluded yesterday and the feedback I have received suggests it was considered a resounding success. It was great to meet so many local and overseas policy makers, with over 1,000 thought leaders and delegates exchanging strategic views as well as sharing their experiences in creating a…

Very early in the week, the Hong Kong Observatory alerted the public to the huge threat posed by super typhoon Mangkhut this weekend. We have closely communicated with the Observatory over the past few days as this severe storm has edged closer to Hong Kong. Considering the forecasted deteriorating weather conditions, and more importantly, the…

It was great to see Hong Kong represented on the world stage for the first time this season when our dirt sprinter Fight Hero featured in the Korea Sprint, which the Jockey Club simulcast from Seoul on Sunday. I must say he produced a terrific run in defeat as he went toe to toe against…