04/29/22 HK Jockey Club CEO elected president of IHSC Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges will replace Ingmar De Vos, who has served as president since 2019.
04/21/22 HK Jockey Club ups prize money and incentives to remain competitive Its boosted prize money for the 2022/23 racing season to HK$1.6bn (US$206.5m), its highest level so far, to stay ahead of competing jurisdictions.
02/07/22 HK Jockey Club posts record US$238m in bets during the Chinese New Year The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s revenue grew 1 per cent when compared to last year, with a total of 11 races.
01/05/22 HK Jockey Club reduces race attendance Amid a rise in new Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, the Hong Kong Jockey Club has been instructed by authorities to reduce the number of attendance to its races.
11/23/21 HK Jockey Club appoints Gabriel Leung as charities executive director The Hong Kong Jockey Club has announced Gabriel Leung will be its new executive director for charities and the community from July 18, 2022.
05/17/21 HK Jockey Club to invest in horseracing in China The HK Jockey Club has signed an agreement with the Guangzhou Municipal Government and will invest nearly HK$4bn to develop horseracing in China.
02/05/21 HK Jockey Club hopes more simulcasts will cut illegal gambling The Hong Kong government has given permission to increase the maximum annual number of simulcast days from 23 to 37.
08/19/20 HK Jockey Club closes betting branches indefinitely Off-course betting shops will remain closed due to the spike in Covid-19 cases in the city.
07/17/20 HKJC revenue barely dented by pandemic An impressive 2019 – 2020 season ended with record single day turnover of HK$1.6 billion (£160 million) on the closing day at Happy Valley.
07/14/20 HK Jockey Club reduces operations after Covid-19 spike The Hong Kong Jockey Club has closed seven off-course betting branches following the increase in Covid-19 cases in the city.
