HKJC CEO Blog

Earlier today the 28 lots for Friday’s Hong Kong International Sale (March) participated in the breeze-ups for the potential purchasers and media gathered at Sha Tin Racecourse. This is a particularly attractive group of horses and I have received many positive comments from our trainers who have either seen them in work or examined these…

Earlier today we announced 14 selected runners for the 2018 BMW Hong Kong Derby, the HK$18 million event on 18 March which offers one Owner a chance at once-in-a-lifetime glory. After the first clean sweep in the Four-Year-Old Classic Series last year from Rapper Dragon, two horses have claimed victory in the first two legs…

Entering the month of March there will be plenty of happenings in the racing side. Our most prestigious local race, the BMW Hong Kong Derby, and the first Hong Kong International Sale of the season will be among the racing-related highlights of the month. Our annual flagship community event, the Riding High Together Festival, will…

In December, the Club jointly hosted the International Conference on the Equine Disease Free Zone and during the visit to the Conghua Training Centre following the Conference, the European Commission’s representatives carried out a site inspection. Two weeks ago, the EC adopted a decision from the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed which…

I have returned from a short trip to Korea where I met the new president of the Korea Racing Authority and, as Chairman of the Asian Racing Federation, discuss the ongoing preparations for this May’s 37th Asian Racing Conference in Seoul. It was a productive visit and I am very much looking forward to this…

I hope that you have enjoyed the full range of Chinese New Year festivities with friends and family over the last few days. We had a wonderful race meeting on Sunday with an incredibly fun and festive atmosphere. My many congratulations to the connections of Singapore Sling who won the HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic…

Kung Hei Fat Choy! As always on the second day of the Lunar New Year, it is a pleasure to share my best wishes. May I take this opportunity to wish all of you the best in the Year of the Dog! I’m sure you have enjoyed many Lunar New Year activities and entertainment over…

This is a sad time for all of us at the Club, having been shocked by Saturday’s bus accident after racing. I had just left Sha Tin when I heard the news and spent much of the night assembling our team to prepare our plans to help the victims and their families. It was a…

Charity Glory was the star horse for our race meeting at Happy Valley in the midweek as this Danny Shum trainee moved to the top of the Hong Kong Airlines Million Challenge standings with his latest win in a Class 3 handicap. We have two more race meetings before this Happy Valley racing series concludes…

Every so often a horse can successfully back-up to win and it was such an occasion on Sunday when Dinozzo scored back-to-back feature wins, highlighted by his all-the-way win in the G3 Centenary Vase under a smart Joao Moreira ride. Dictating the early pace with a slow, methodical and unchallenged tempo, Moreira ensured that Dinozzo…