HKJC CEO Blog

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…

After the first Happy Valley meeting of the season midweek, it was satisfying to see the Danny Shum-trained Most Beautiful leading the headlines and being the toast of racing fans, both on track and away from the course. The six-year-old became the first ever Conghua-trained horse to win, sweeping from near the rear under a…

Although an amber rainstorm hit Hong Kong on Sunday morning, it didn’t deter the thousands of race fans who flocked to Sha Tin racecourse for our Season Opening. In fact, more than 74,000 people were trackside to ring in the 2018/19 season, the second-highest attendance figure for the first meeting of the season in over…

All of us at the Hong Kong Jockey Club are gearing up for our season to commence tomorrow. First, though, on Thursday, the Club held its Annual General Meeting, with Anthony Chow succeeding Dr Simon Ip as the Club Chairman. The Club enjoyed immense success under Dr Ip’s chairmanship, when he oversaw the crucial final…

On Tuesday, we entered a prosperous new era for the sport of horse racing in Hong Kong and for relations between Hong Kong and Guangdong with the official opening of Conghua Racecourse, the first world-class racecourse and thoroughbred training centre in the Mainland. It is the culmination of years of work from many of us…

Ahead of Sunday’s Season Opening, I attended the Club’s Pre-season Carnival at Sha Tin Racecourse last Saturday. Apart from many Owners, Members and racing fans who were trackside throughout the day, I also met with many trainers and jockeys too, as well as watching the first turf barrier trials of the season. Most of them…

It’s great to be back with a new blog ahead of the start of the new season, with a big couple of weeks ahead, including the official opening of the Conghua Training Centre. This week, I was in Europe attending two important racing-related events in Ireland and France. First I went to the Irish capital…