Jockey Club suspends highly anticipated mainland race, citing new risk assessment from Chinese authorities
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has suspended a highly anticipated horse racing event due to be held in mainland China, citing a new risk assessment from mainland authorities. Following its annual general meeting, the HKJC said in a statement on Wednesday that the scheduled race meeting would be postponed to an unspecified date. In […]
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has suspended a highly anticipated horse racing event scheduled in mainland China, citing a new risk assessment from Chinese authorities. The Conghua Racecourse in Guangzhou, set to host the event, would have been the Jockey Club's first racecourse in the Chinese mainland. The race meeting, originally scheduled for October 31, will now be postponed to an unspecified date.
HKJC CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges had expressed that the inaugural meeting would only include officials and invited guests, marking a launch for world-class racing in mainland China. The event, expected to feature five to six races, had been in preparation for months, with the Jockey Club working closely with mainland Chinese authorities to fulfill all necessary statutory and procedural requirements.
The cancellation has come as a shock to HKJC members, who witnessed the race's first exhibition day in March 2019, attended by Hong Kong's then-chief executive Carrie Lam and other VIPs.
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