Moreira Celebrates Magical Milestone
Star jockey Joao Moreira has had a night to remember at Happy Valley, riding a trio of winners and celebrating a career highlight.
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Hong Kong Jockey Club overcomes pandemic challenge to stage unique HKIR
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges saluted Hong Kong’s “unique spirit and resilience” after a successful staging of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races featuring Group 1 glory across four world-class features shared between Japan, Ireland and Hong Kong at Sha Tin yesterday (Sunday 13 December). “It is important to have[...]
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Top French Jockey Stood Down From HK Meet
Christophe Soumillon will miss the rich International meeting in Hong Kong after failing to gain a release from quarantine officials.
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Purton Wins International Jockeys’ Series
Australian Zac Purton has won his second International jockeys' championship title at Sha Tin as English rider Hollie Doyle also starred.
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Exultant named Horse of the Year at Hong Kong’s Champion Awards
Exultant’s outstanding exploits during the 2019/20 season earned the multiple Group 1 victor the Hong Kong Horse of the Year award at a special presentation function held at Sha Tin Racecourse last night, Thursday, 16 July. The Tony Cruz-trained six-year-old was also named Champion Middle-Distance Horse and Champion Stayer for the second consecutive year. Exultant[...]
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Hong Kong racing pulls together to complete extraordinary season
Hong Kong’s “season like no other” ended at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 15 July with Ricky Yiu securing an odds-defying champion trainer title that was most certainly in keeping with the campaign’s extraordinary backdrop. The Hong Kong Jockey Club navigated the uncertainty of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic decisively, implementing measures that protected public and[...]
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Hong Kong’s record prize money increase includes Group races and HK Derby
Hong Kong racing will offer record prize money of HK$1.4 billion for the 2020/21 season, with the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint and BMW Hong Kong Derby featuring prominently among the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s upward adjustments revealed recently. The LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) will regain its position as the world’s most richly-endowed[...]
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Forecast relaunch to merge with Trio; higher rebates for Quinella & Quinella Place
The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced today (11 June, Thursday) two wagering-related initiatives for the 2020/21 racing season. The Club will relaunch the Forecast betting pool and merge it with Trio, forming the “Forecast & Trio Merged Pool”. It will also increase the rebates for losing bets placed on Quinella and Quinella Place. Forecast, a[...]
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Kodiac gelding tops Hong Kong International Sale (May)
An athletic grey Kodiac gelding topped the Hong Kong International Sale (May) at Sha Tin on Saturday, 23 May as all 11 lots on offer sold for a total of HK$31.7 million. Kerm Din bought the standout Lot 11 for HK$6.5 million, having purchased the dual Group 1 winner Pakistan Star out of the same[...]
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FWD Champions Day has top class contenders in three exciting races
FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 26 April will bring together the very best of Hong Kong’s elite gallopers in three exciting Group 1 races. World champion miler Beauty Generation is on track to attempt an incredible third consecutive win in the HK$20 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m); the brilliant[...]
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Popular racing commentator making Mark in Hong Kong
Leading racing commentator Mark McNamara has handled the transition to one of the world’s most watched racing jurisdictions with aplomb. The Australian racecaller, who until August of last year spent more than a decade plying his trade in New Zealand, recently made the move to Hong Kong, where racing continues behind closed doors but is[...]
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Hong Kong racing keeps calm and carries on
Ex-pat New Zealand trainer Paul O’Sullivan said there is no place he feels safer than Hong Kong right now and he has been impressed with the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s handling of Covid-19 protocols. “The Hong Kong Jockey Club really has taken measures which are stronger than the local government here,” O’Sullivan said. “They have[...]
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HKJC Member Confirmed With Coronavirus
A Hong Kong Jockey Club member has been confirmed with COVID-19 prompting further restrictions on attendance. The Centre for Health Protection said the man had attended his daughter’s wedding banquet on February 22 where his sister, a confirmed case earlier, was also present. He was sent to the quarantine centre as a close contact. The[...]
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Arrangements for the Happy Valley race meeting on 29 January 2020
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has reviewed the special arrangements of the Chinese New Year Raceday today as well as feedback of various stakeholders to the operations. It has decided that the upcoming night race meeting to be held at the Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday, 29 January 2020 will continue to be conducted under[...]
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Restricted Hong Kong Racing To Go Ahead
One of Hong Kong’s biggest race meetings will go ahead with extreme restrictions on attendance because of coronavirus. Monday’s Chinese New Year meeting at Sha Tin normally attracts more than 100,000 patrons but will be limited to those with previous bookings, around 8000, as well as staff and participants. The outbreak of the deadly Wuhan[...]
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Hong Kong features highly among World’s Best and Top 100 rankings
Beauty Generation ranked as the world’s best miler in the 2019 World’s Best Racehorse Rankings (WBRR), released by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) on Wednesday, 22 January, while 10 of Hong Kong’s elite races featured in the World’s Top 100 Group 1 Races for the year just ended. Hong Kong was home to[...]
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Changes to the handicap rating of Northern Hemisphere Bred Griffins
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has released a statement regarding changes to the initial handicap rating of Northern Hemisphere Bred Griffins, and to weight-for-age allowances in handicap races and Griffin races. With effect from 1 August 2020, the following changes to the initial handicap rating of Griffins and to weight-for-age allowances in handicap races and[...]
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