https://www.scmp.com/rss/317891/feed The Longines Hong Kong Masters is the Asian leg of the Masters equestrian series, the flagship showjumping competition. The other legs are in Paris and Los Angeles. The event at Asia-World Expo sees the cream of world showjumping talent compete. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Among the performers during the three-day Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show were eight retired equines who now move to music rather than racing around a track. Graduates of a Hong Kong Jockey Club programme designed to give these elite animals a new lease of life, the group included multiple race winners such as Prawn BaBa and Bo Duke. Aimed at retraining them after their racing days are over, Natasha Rose, the club’s executive manager of equestrian affairs projects, said the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341999/racing-moving-music-jockey-club-gives-retired-racehorses-new-lease-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341999/racing-moving-music-jockey-club-gives-retired-racehorses-new-lease-life?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:37:34 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball The Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show brought glitz, glamour and various types of four-legged performers to the city on Friday, with some equestrian stars of tomorrow strutting their stuff alongside the world’s best. Back for a second year, favourites old and new got the three-day event off to an impressive start at AsiaWorld-Expo. A dog and pony show it is not, even if both do feature heavily this weekend. Hans-Dieter Dreher laid down a marker for the coming days in the Longines... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341892/longines-hong-kong-international-horse-show-glitz-glamour-and-four-legged-performers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341892/longines-hong-kong-international-horse-show-glitz-glamour-and-four-legged-performers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:45:09 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang A five-star show jumping event in Hong Kong is driving the rise of local riders and boosting the city’s status internationally, a leading equestrian said on Friday. Speaking on the sidelines of the Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show, Richard Vogel said it was the “perfect way and the perfect road” to develop the sport in the city. Taking place at the AsiaWorld-Expo for the second year running, the three-day event features some of the world’s elite, including Vogel, who said “bringing... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341886/five-star-event-driving-hong-kong-show-jumping-greater-heights-leading-rider-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341886/five-star-event-driving-hong-kong-show-jumping-greater-heights-leading-rider-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:19:24 +0000 The 2020 Longines Masters equestrianism event is the latest on the Hong Kong sporting calendar to fall victim to the deadly Wuhan coronavirus sweeping through mainland China. The event, which was scheduled to take place between February 14-16 at AsiaWorld-Expo, was officially called off on Thursday night after days of uncertainty. A statement read: “[The] organiser of the event announced [on Thursday] that Longines Masters of Hong Kong will not take place. This decision is a precautionary... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3048369/coronavirus-outbreak-longines-masters-cancelled-yet-another-setback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3048369/coronavirus-outbreak-longines-masters-cancelled-yet-another-setback?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jan 2020 05:33:13 +0000 Denis Lynch had been trying to keep a lid on his excitement, playing down his chances in the Longines Grand Prix of Hong Kong even though he had led the competition early in the final round andthe first prize of US$132,000 had starting looming enticingly on the horizon. All it took was the sound of a hoof clipping a fence to change all that. Lynch’s arms shot to the sky and his face broke into a smile when he heard the noise and realised he could not be beaten, after a round on the 12-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2186534/denis-lynch-over-moon-he-scales-new-heights-win-grand-prix-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2186534/denis-lynch-over-moon-he-scales-new-heights-win-grand-prix-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Feb 2019 10:22:48 +0000 An auction of embryos might read a little like something from the pages of science fiction but this brave new world of equine breeding was played out right here and right now on the sidelines of Longines Masters of Hong Kong on Friday. Asia’s first online sale of horse embryos – suitably labelled The Auction by Arqana - attracted bids of up to 41,000 euro (HK$367,770) for the 16 lots of still unborn progeny from a collection of the show jumping world’s best breeders. “The business of embryos is... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2186372/brave-new-world-asia-holds-its-first-online-sale-horse-embryos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2186372/brave-new-world-asia-holds-its-first-online-sale-horse-embryos?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:36:22 +0000 Its previous failures that drive Asian Games gold medallist Jacqueline Siu Wing-ying to ever greater goals. And it’s the 35-year-old’s instinct to persevere, which is helping her focus on her next big target: a place at the 2020 Olympic Games. After a stunning performance in Jakarta this summer, when Siu won Hong Kong’s first ever equestrian gold in the individual dressage, the England-based rideris now dreaming of competing in Tokyo. “Going to the Olympics will be a dream of mine, my ultimate... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2174144/what-doesnt-break-you-makes-you-stronger-says-hong-kongs-first-asian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2174144/what-doesnt-break-you-makes-you-stronger-says-hong-kongs-first-asian?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Nov 2018 08:41:50 +0000 The final day of the Longines Masters was an eye-opener for Hong Kong’s Jacqueline Lai Jing-man but she was quick to shift her focus to birthday celebrations and a rare Lunar New Year spent with family. Denmark-based Lai finished 18th out of 20 on her 13-year-old stallion Basta and she is now looking forward to some down time with family ahead of a hectic year that features the Asian Games in August followed by the World Equestrian Games in the United States. “I can’t remember the last time I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2132928/after-rubbing-shoulders-truly-amazing-riders-longines-masters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2132928/after-rubbing-shoulders-truly-amazing-riders-longines-masters?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Feb 2018 13:00:15 +0000 Equestrian rider Jacqueline Lai Jing-man still feels muscle stiffness after recovering from her fractured pelvis but that will not stop her from pursuing her goals in the sport. Last year, the Hong Kong rider achieved her biggest success so far by qualifying for the 2018 World Equestrian Games which will take place in the United States this summer, just two weeks after the Asian Games in Indonesia, for which she also hopes to be selected. “I have fully recovered from the injury which has made me... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2132592/after-finally-qualifying-world-games-iron-woman-jacqueline-lai-still?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2132592/after-finally-qualifying-world-games-iron-woman-jacqueline-lai-still?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:19:42 +0000 British legend John Whitaker stole the show at the 2015 Longines Hong Kong Masters on Sunday when he won the two big prizes, adding the main event, the US$700,000 Longines Grand Prix, to the Gucci Gold Cup he pocketed the day before at AsiaWorld Expo. "He jumped three days and he did not touch a fence," Whitaker said as he gave the credit to his horse. "I think Argento likes Hong Kong. He is certainly in really good form." I think Argento likes Hong Kong. He is certainly in really good form John... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1714168/british-legend-john-whitaker-still-master-hong-kong-masters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1714168/british-legend-john-whitaker-still-master-hong-kong-masters?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:45:15 +0000 Four-time British Olympic showjumper John Whitaker was in impeccable form to secure the US$84,500 Gucci Gold Cup at the Longines Hong Kong Masters at AsiaWorld Expo on Saturday night. Whitaker, 59, a silver medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, piloted Argento to ward off a challenge from world No 1 Briton Scott Brash, taking the US$27,685 first prize for a flawless round. [Jessica Mendoza] is very good and fast and was hard to beat John Whitaker "I was worried a little bit as the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1713584/olympic-veteran-john-whitaker-shows-his-class-longines-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1713584/olympic-veteran-john-whitaker-shows-his-class-longines-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2015 16:15:45 +0000 Four of Hong Kong’s top jockeys were taken well and truly out of their comfort zone in a special showjumping event dubbed the “Race of the Riders” in front of a sell-out crowd on night one of the Longines Hong Kong Masters at Asia World-Expo. A team format competition, held to mark the 130th anniversary of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, saw jockeys Neil Callan, Joao Moreira, Matthew Chadwick and Vincent Ho Chak-yiu race against each other in an against-the-clock challenge, where each rider was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1712493/out-comfort-zone-top-jockeys?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1712493/out-comfort-zone-top-jockeys?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:45:30 +0000 Hello My Lady and Hello Annie, the two mounts of British world number one showjumper Scott Brash, were among 62 horses which arrived on a flight from Europe for the Longines Hong Kong Masters this weekend. "Both horses travelled well and I had no problems," said 22-year-old groom Hannah Colman. "I was more excited than them in fact, as this is my first competition experience in Hong Kong and I have been looking forward to this trip for a long time." The three-day event gets under way on Friday... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1709585/cream-crop-arrives-hong-kong-masters-showjumping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1709585/cream-crop-arrives-hong-kong-masters-showjumping?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:15:45 +0000