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https://scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1281230/laying-groundwork-day-races
Hong Kong

Laying the groundwork before a day at the races

Behind the perfect grass of the Jockey Club's racecourses is a team of people who put in hours of back-breaking work to make it just right

Sin Zai (on the tractor), who maintains the Happy Valley racecourse turf, thrives on seeing the audience enjoy themselves during the races. Photo: Jonathan Wong

On the morning after a race night at Happy Valley, the stands are empty and the horses are resting in their stables, but the track is anything but deserted.

Wearing large hats and sitting on little stools, clusters of people tend to the turf, filling the holes divot by divot and helping to fulfil Deng Xiaoping's famous pre-handover pledge to Hong Kong that the "horses will keep racing".