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Hong Kong Horse Racing News Headlines

07/02/2008 [Sha Tin Racecourse]
Good Ba Ba is Hong Kong Horse of the Year!

Good Ba Ba, a four-time group I winner this season, has been crowned Horse of the Year in Hong Kong. In addition, Good Ba Ba was also given the award for 'Champion Miler' as well as 'Most Popular Horse of the Year' ... read more »

Hong Kong Horse Racing

Horse Racing is the premier spectator sport in one of Asia's most cosmopolitan cities, Hong Kong. Hong Kong horse racing is acknowledged as one of the biggest, most organised and competitive racing industries anywhere in the world. Hong Kong horse racing has also been a robust revenue-generator for the economy of Hong Kong. Nowadays, horse racing betting turnover has nearly reached the HKD80 billion mark.

Hong Kong horse racing is typically held twice a week for over 40 weeks a year, usually on a Wednesday night and on Saturday or Sunday. An estimated 1.2 million racing enthusiasts are attracted each day.

Hong Kong horse racing is conducted by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. It runs 78 meetings a season, or up to 700 horse races, from September to June at two of the best equipped racecourses in the world - Sha Tin Racecourse and Happy Valley Racecourse.

In 1974, the Hong Kong Jockey Club opened 6 off-course branches where the members of the public could place bets on horse race meets at the club's Happy Valley racecourse. There are now in excess of 100 betting branches throughout the territory which accepts bets on horse racing, on soccer and on lotteries.

Hong Kong horse racing's prominent position in the sporting, entertainment and gaming life of Hong Kong can be traced to the indellible print of the British colonial occupation of Hong Kong. The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club was established in 1884 to conduct the races at the bustling territory. Hong Kong horse racing has come a long way since those days and now annually contributes over 11% of Hong Kong 's tax revenue. Off-track betting is available from overseas bookmakers.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club currently employs more than 5,000 full-time workers and 20,000 part-time staff on race days.

The date of September 9, 2007 was a day to be remembered in the history of Hong Kong horse racing. On that day, Sha Tin Racecourse opened with record 1-day crowd of about 60,000 and collected US$106 million in bets, the highest since 2001. Sunny Power, booted by Howard Cheng got the trophy in the 1,200 metre dash.

 

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