Year of the Rabbit races gallop to HK$2 billion-plus turnover for Hong Kong Jockey Club, biggest result in 25 years

• Amount falls short of the HK$2.54 billion recorded in June 1997, but Hong Kong Jockey Club chief ‘delighted’ by result
• Crowds flock to Sha Tin and Happy Valley racecourses with more than 84,000 people at the tracksides