The average horse training costs of each trainer are published on a monthly basis. The training costs include basic livery, trainer's fee, retained jockey/work rider fee, medication, supplements, treatments, surgery, feed, bedding and other variable items such as grass and saddlery. This information is intended to help Owners to better understand the livery charges for their horse(s).
Due to the potential impact of Severe Typhoon Yagi, the Barrier Trials scheduled to take place on Saturday, 7 September, 2024 at Happy Valley will be rescheduled to Friday, 20 September, 2024. As a result, the Breakfast for Owners has also been rescheduled. We appreciate your understanding and support of this arrangement.
Horse ballot results for 2024 are now available for download!
Seven Twilight Race Meetings will be arranged in June and July this year. At these Twilight Race Meetings, the first race will be re-scheduled to 4:00pm and they will be held at Sha Tin Racecourse on 2, 8, 15, 23 June and 1, 6 and 14 July 2024.
As a continuous improvement to enhance your ownership experience, the format of your monthly statement for horse charges will be simplified to make it more user-friendly, easier to read, and equally important, more environmental-friendly.
In order to aid recovery of the Happy Valley turf track, the Barrier Trials scheduled to take place on Friday, 17 May 2024 at Happy Valley have been cancelled. As a result, the Breakfast for Owners has also been cancelled. We appreciate your understanding and support of this arrangement.
The Club has a long-standing commitment to supporting Hong Kong’s racehorse Owners, recognising their investment in high-quality horses is fundamental to Hong Kong’s world-class racing.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club would like to update Owners that as a result of Television Broadcasts Limited’s (TVB) new channels arrangement approved by the Communications Authority, with effect from 22 April 2024, TVB Finance, Sports and Information Channel (“FSI”) (Channel 85) will cease operation and all racing programmes and Mark Six draws currently aired on FSI (Channel 85) will be broadcast on Channel 82 (to be renamed as TVB Plus). The horse racing live programme Trackside will continue to provide Nicam services.
To further enhance the arrival experience for Members and guests at the Sha Tin Racecourse, the current Members Main Entrance (MME) will undergo renovation starting from late February 2024. The renovation will include a new iconic canopy standing in front of the Grandstand, allowing for a private car drop-off area under a weather-proof environment.
Starting from Sunday, 19 November 2023, the following improvement measures will be effective: