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The area was previously swampland, but the only flat ground suitable for horse racing on Hong Kong Island. To make way for the racecourse, Hong Kong Government prohibited rice growing by villages in the surrounding area. The first race ran in December 1846. Over the years, horse racing became more and more popular among the Chinese residents. [3]
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) was founded in 1884 and is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong. In 1960, it was granted a royal charter and renamed The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (英皇御准香港賽馬會). The institution reverted to its original name in 1996 due to the handover of Hong Kong in 1997. Membership of the club is by ...
TVB Plus, formerly TVB J2 (Chinese: 無綫電視J2) is a Chinese-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Hong Kong.Owned by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and first launched on 30 June 2008, the channel broadcasts programming aimed at youth and young adult audiences, as well as sports and financial journalism programming.
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; Chinese: 電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong.The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TVB Pearl as its main English service.
Hong Kong International Races (香港國際賽事) is an event consisting of the four most prestigious horse races in Hong Kong hosted by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The four races are: Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), Hong Kong Mile (1600m), Hong Kong Cup (2000m), and Hong Kong Vase (2400m). The event is run annually in mid-December at Sha Tin Racecourse.
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Hong Kong, under the authority of Hong Kong Jockey Club, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status. [1] [2]
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It was built in 1978 (under the administration of Sir David Akers-Jones, the then-Secretary for the New Territories) on reclaimed land and is the larger of the two tracks in Hong Kong. The course has 474 races per season including: Hong Kong Cup; Hong Kong Mile; Hong Kong Sprint; Hong Kong Vase; Centenary Sprint Cup; Hong Kong Stewards' Cup