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Not just the winners who benefit from Mark Six Author: Winfried Engelbrecht Posted: Saturday, February 4 2012

Those of you who patronised our Off-Course Betting Branches on Tuesday might have found you had wait in line behind some fairly lengthy queues...

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Dragon's impressive start to New Year bodes well Author: Winfried Engelbrecht Posted: Wednesday, February 1 2012

At Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday we saw our reigning Horse of the Year Ambitious Dragon trounced 13 top-class opponents to win the first leg of the Triple Crown – the Hong Kong Group 1 Stewards’ Cup over 1600m...

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Heartwarming response to the chilly New Year weather Author: Winfried Engelbrecht Posted: Saturday, January 28 2012

Even though I grew up in Europe where the winter weather can get quite harsh, I must admit that I haven't enjoyed the cold, wet and miserable conditions of the past few days at all!  It's a particular shame that this unusually chilly spell has coincided with Chinese New Year, when people like to get outdoors and have fun with their families and...

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Dragons have special symbolism for Hong Kong Author: Winfried Engelbrecht Posted: Tuesday, January 24 2012

Kung Hei Fat Choy!  It’s great to be talking to you through my blog for the first time in the Year of the Dragon.  May I first of all wish you and your families a healthy and prosperous year ahead...

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Lessons in leadership from this week's news Author: Winfried Engelbrecht Posted: Saturday, January 21 2012

The grounding of the cruise ship Costa Concordia in Italy has become a top international news story over the past week.  I expect many of you will have been shocked to see such a huge vessel capsize as easily as it did...

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Speed, style and celebrities brighten the Sha Tin spirits Author: Winfried Engelbrecht Posted: Wednesday, January 18 2012

Despite the damp and miserable weather, there was a decent attendance and an electrifying atmosphere at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday as we hosted the Kent & Curwen Centenary Sprint Cup – our only 1000m Hong Kong Group 1 event of the season...

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Two recent events highlight Club's support for the young Author: Winfried Engelbrecht Posted: Saturday, January 14 2012

Apart from working on racing matters, I've attended a few events this week related to other aspects of the Club's support for the community.  One was the FEI Children’s International Classics Final 2011 being held at our Beas River Country Club from Tuesday until today...

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Record 21 world-ranked horses shows HK racing has truly come of age Author: Winfried Engelbrecht Posted: Wednesday, January 11 2012

The World Thoroughbred Rankings for 2011 were announced by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities last night, and I'm thrilled to learn that we have a record 21 Hong Kong horses on the list, surpassing our previous best tally in 2010 by two...

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A worrying time for Italian racing Author: Winfried Engelbrecht Posted: Saturday, January 7 2012

Although Italy is not as well known in the modern racing world as other European powers like Britain, France, Germany and Ireland, horse racing there has a very long history, dating back to Roman times...

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Flying performance bodes well for upcoming 4yo series Author: Winfried Engelbrecht Posted: Wednesday, January 4 2012

I expect that most of you are now back at work after enjoying an extended New Year's weekend with your friends and families...

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HKJC blogs are sourced from the Hong Kong Jockey Club website.