HKJC CEO Blog

Our spring internationals came to a close last weekend following wins from Lucky Bubbles and Contentment and many congratulations to their deserving connections. Unfortunately, though, I was shocked and saddened to see Rapper Dragon suffered a rare pelvis fracture during the race, and passed away later due to the severe complications of this injury. As…

It is an eventful time of the year in global racing and much attention will be paid to the three-year-olds this weekend, on both dirt and turf. Our racing fans in Hong Kong will witness the famed 2,000 Guineas meeting from Newmarket tonight. Churchill, riding a five-race win streak through last October’s Dewhurst Stakes, is…

Sunday’s Audemars Piguet QEII Cup was of the most exciting renewals in recent memory. Our champion jockey Joao Moreira produced a masterful ride, making a decisive move midway through the race to steer Neorealism to the front. The Japanese runner fended off the late lunge of Pakistan Star, giving Japan their fourth win in the…

The month of April will end on a high note tomorrow as we host the first of our three spring internationals at Sha Tin, the HK$20 million G1 Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup. While we had some unstable weather early in the week, Sunday’s forecast looks very promising for a fantastic day. I was…

Our international guests are arriving in Hong Kong for the APQEII Cup week and will surely join us at the races tonight in Happy Valley. We will also have many friends from Korea here tonight for the annual running of the Korea Racing Authority Trophy. Korea is a growing jurisdiction in Asian racing, promoted last…

The European football season is coming to its climax. I’m sure many fans have seen the Champions League matches of late and it was certainly sad for me to see two German teams, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, crash out in the quarterfinals. In particular, I think it’s luckless for Bayern as they managed to…

Our Monday meeting at Sha Tin was capped by the emergence of Magic Legend. This talented young private purchase earned his fourth consecutive win since arriving in Hong Kong, an incredibly rare feat for a horse which must jump straight into our incredibly competitive upper handicap classes. While trainer John Moore originally intended to face…

Many of us in the Club joined with about 47,000 participants in the Riding High Together Festival over the past three days. I was there on the opening day on Friday and was glad to meet so many happy faces at Sha Tin Racecourse. Our theme this year is “Let’s Kindle Our Creativity”. For sure arts…

The quality of our elite four-year-olds was put to the test at Sha Tin last Sunday and they passed with flying colours. Mr Stunning was the first who impressed me as he took the Sprint Cup in style, scoring a comfortable win over Peniaphobia. His win has confirmed the John Size trainee as a major…

Earlier this week, the Licensing Committee announced the granting of a trainer’s licence to long-time assistant Frankie Lor for next season. Frankie has worked in the local racing industry for many years, initially as a jockey and more recently as the assistant trainer with John Moore and John Size, where he accumulated significant training experience…