Race day entertainment
Opening Variety Show and Opening Ceremony
11.15am-12.15pm, Parade Ring
Review of footage from the World Equestrian Championship
Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe, one of the best and most awarded troupes in China, will perform a dramatic silk rope hanging act and acrobatics - the flying trapeze and juggling ball acts - in the parade ring
Local pop singers Eason Chan and Joyce Lee will perform hits and lead the national anthem
Circus Performance
12.20pm-4.15pm, Concourse
A circus ring will be set up at the concourse where the Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe will perform acrobatic shows including contortions, passing rings, juggling balls, hat juggling and dancing, and pole jumping. A total of six sessions of 15-minute shows will be shown exclusively to ticket combo holders. Each holder is entitled to watch one session.
CXHKIR Bazaar
11am-5pm, Concourse
New CXHKIR merchandise - caps, polo shirts, mugs, watches, key chains and windbreakers - and other International Races premiums are available for sale at the concourse.
Closing Ceremony
6.00pm, Turf
Hong Kong Police Band and Pipe Band will conduct a marching performance on the turf
A first-of-its-kind pyrotechnic show will bring the CXHKIR 2006 to an end
River Verdon Specimen Display
Exhibition about the late great local horse River Verdon and the development of the HKIR will be featured around the model
2008 Equestrian Olympic Games Exhibition
Concourse
Combo tickets for race day entertainment are available from HKJC off-course branches and 7-Eleven stores for HK$60