Hong Kong Jockey Club

One of the best bets accountant ever made

4 Mar 2013

Brian Stevenson spent most of his working life immersed in company accounts, but in retirement he spends most of his time absorbed in community work.

Jockey Club targets growth of mainland China elite membership

4 Mar 2013

The 128-year-old club, which has 23,000 members in Hong Kong, has traditionally been regarded as an elite club for business heavyweights in the city, who use the clubhouse facilities in Happy...

Letters to the Editor, February 27, 2013

27 Feb 2013

I refer to the report concerning the groundbreaking research into "brittle tail syndrome" in racehorses. The article, while correctly hailing the efforts of Professor Yuen Kwong-yung and his team...

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Caulfield meeting gives insight into commingling effects

27 Feb 2013

Now that Hong Kong's participation in global commingling of betting pools seems a matter of when, not if, last weekend's Blue Diamond Stakes simulcast from Melbourne provided an interesting look...

Professor solves mystery in the tail

20 Feb 2013

Hong Kong's racing community was puzzled a few years ago when strange things started happening to the local horses: their long, beautiful tails were turning brittle and falling out.

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Jockey Club reins in support for Hong Kong showjumpers

The club is reviewing the "performances and needs" of Patrick Lam Lap-suen, Samantha Lam, Kenneth Cheng Man-kit and Jacqueline Lai Jing-man after the four-year sponsorship programme, which began...

A Good Week for ... , February 17, 2013

The Jockey Club's Lunar New Year celebration smashed all records for the occasion as crowds packed Sha Tin racecourse on Tuesday.

Talking points

US President Barack Obama delivers his annual state-of-the-union speech to Congress, an opportunity to set out some of his priorities for his second term of office.

BETTING

HK$200m annual windfall for Hong Kong government in betting change

After more than six years of Jockey Club lobbying, the Home Affairs Bureau on Wednesday backed the two-way combining of betting pools with foreign jurisdictions, allowing overseas punters access...

ON THE RAILS

Race calendar not offering much help to Derby hopefuls

Trainers seem to be leaving some Derby runners until later in the season now for their first appearance, but are they getting much help from the programme in preparing them?

RACING DIGEST

Racing Digest, January 28, 2013

David Hall became the first trainer to land four wins with one horse this season as the transformation of Solar Great continued at his fourth outing for the yard.