[Sponsored Article] The king of sports provides some of the most thrilling entertainment opportunities for people in Hong Kong. Horses, as well as their owners, trainers and jockeys, enjoy a great deal of limelight. But perhaps unseen to the eyes of most pundits is another group of dedicated professionals who quietly play a major part in the sport – the farriers, who make and fit the horseshoes with unerring precision.

[Sponsored Article] For 44 years, the Hong Kong Jockey Club has been cultivating great jockeys from its Apprentice Jockeys’ School. Be it highly respected jockey and trainer Tony Cruz or champion trainer Dennis Yip Chor-hong, some of the school’s famous graduates, being an apprentice means learning from scratch. School life might be tough, but if you’re determined to excel, the Club offers you the best possible training to get on the winning saddles.

[Sponsored Article] Many people in the city are devoted football fans. They immerse themselves in major games, jumping for joy if their team wins, or feeling abject sorrow when the ‘wrong’ team comes out on top. But those close to the sport know we can all be winners when we play football.

[Sponsored Article] Being confined to bed for a prolonged period of time can be tough on patients, as well as their carers. The sad fact is that each year in Hong Kong, thousands of people have health conditions that require long-term medical care in hospital, taking a toll on the patients, family members and healthcare staff.

[Sponsored Article] Studying, private tutoring and homework are almost inseparable features of student life in Hong Kong. There is no denying that under the city’s prevailing culture, young people are generally expected to study hard at school and do well academically. Yet life engagement is more than studying alone.

[Sponsored Article] Among the world’s leading horse racing organisations, The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has long been recognised for its dedication to racing integrity, which is often considered the bedrock of a healthy industry.  Integrity is a crucial element of the ‘Sport of Kings’ because stakeholders such as horse owners, trainers and jockeys, as well as racing fans, need to be confident at all times that horses racing against each other are competing on a level playing field.

[Sponsored Article] Like horse racing, equestrian sports have a long history and heritage in Hong Kong. Drawing on its experience of running world-class racing, The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has been a steadfast supporter of the city’s equestrian development, and its public riding schools now attract some 60,000 visits a year from local residents keen to learn riding skills and horse care. Many of the horses used are retired racehorses, retrained to enjoy second careers as riding school horses. The Club also lends its professional support to international equestrian events such as the five-star LONGINES Hong Kong Masters, of which it is a Founding Partner.