Sha Tin Racecourse

Following the news that age restrictions might be loosened to allow under 18s to attend the races in Hong Kong, a slew of improvements to Sha Tin Racecourse geared toward a younger demographic have been announced by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The news was first reported by the South China Morning Post. In an interview with the SCMP, the HKJC CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges said his organisation was "grateful that the government endorsed this and made this part of its policy address". "[You only have to] look at the whole...

The Year of the Rabbit got off to a racing start for the Hong Kong Jockey Club as its Lunar New Year meeting pulled in HK$2.06 billion (US$255 million) in bets--the biggest daily take since the city's return to Chinese rule in 1997, the South China Morning Post reported. Punters wagered across the 11 races at Sha Tin on Tuesday and, although the take was beaten by a distance by the record HK$2.54 billion gambled in June 1997, it was a healthy 10.1% increase on last year's event. "We are...

Stanley Chan Ka Leung's Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro) will not contest the G1 FWD QEII Cup Apr. 26, according trainer Francis Lui Wednesday. The winner of 10 of 11 career starts, the bay won his seven latest trips to post, including the Mar. 22 BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin. "He's achieved a lot this season and we feel he needs a rest now to refresh his mind and let him develop," said Lui. "He'll have a summer break and then we'll prepare him for next season." Following...

For the upcoming Feb. 26 and Mar. 1 and 4th race meetings, the Hong Kong Jockey Club, as requested by the HKSAR Government, will only allow trainers, jockeys, Club officials, stewards with race day duties and owners with starters that have already made a prior reservation in an owner box to be admitted due to the risk of contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19). No guests will be admitted, while customers are required to receive temperature screenings before entry and are advised to wear medical masks during the race meeting. Additionally, for...

In light of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Hong Kong Jockey Club revealed as part of a statement on Tuesday that it is "critically considering a further reduction of on-site participation by our customers" from Saturday. Meetings at Hong Kong's two racecourses, Sha Tin and Happy Valley, have been staged in recent weeks under partial lockdown, meaning that only owners, horse people, racecourse staff and patrons with existing hospitality bookings were permitted on-course. New hospitality bookings at the two racecourses have been suspended effective immediately. On the same day that Hong...