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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 ...
Penfold Park (Chinese: 彭福公園) is a public park managed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.It is named after Major-General Bernard Penfold, the first general manager of the Jockey Club who was in office from 1972 to 1979.
The Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change (Chinese: 賽馬會氣候變化博物館, abbreviation: MoCC) is a museum dedicated to the theme of climate change located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Opened on 16 December 2013, it is the world's first museum focusing on climate change.
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]
Queen Elizabeth II made her first visit to Hong Kong, then a British colony, in May 1975. [1] This Royal Visit became the namesake of the stadium. The construction was funded by various means including donations from local philanthropists such as Sir Tang Shiu-kin, and the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club.
In Hong Kong, the voting for Horse of the Year is organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club as part of its annual Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards. The Judging Panel consists of six members from the Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Association of Hong Kong Racing Journalists. Past winners of the award include:
The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong is named after its two major donors. The construction of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Academic Complex and the preservation of its heritage site are partially financed by the Social Impact Grant of the Hong Kong ...
The most prestigious award for horses is Hong Kong Horse of the Year. The equivalent in Australia is the Australian Thoroughbred racing awards, in Canada the Sovereign Awards, in the United States the Eclipse Awards, in Japan the JRA Awards and in Europe, the Cartier Racing Awards. Current awards: Hong Kong Horse of the Year