The Hong Kong Jockey Club saw a return to near-normal conditions with 65,252 fans attending the Longines Hong Kong International Races meeting, where local horses dominated the events and the turnover was HK$1.697 billion.
‣ The Hong Kong Jockey Club saw a record attendance of 65,252 patrons at the Longines Hong Kong International Races meeting, after restrictions due to the Coronavirus outbreak were eased.
‣ The turnover on the HKIR was HK$1.697 billion (£173.1 million/US$217.4 million), slightly down from last year’s HK$1.729 billion, with a record commingling handle of HK$429.6 million (£43.8 million/US$55 million) for a 10-race Hong Kong meeting.
‣ The event saw performances from champions Romantic Warrior, Lucky Sweynesse, and Golden Sixty, with Golden Sixty winning his third straight victory in April’s G1 Champions Mile.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club had to limit fan access to the Longines Hong Kong International Races meeting from 2020 to 2022 due to the Coronavirus outbreak. This was a necessary measure, but it was a disappointment for the club’s devoted fans. Over the next few years, attendance restrictions were gradually eased, but certain parameters and restrictions remained in place to ensure the show could go on.
Now, things are more or less back to normal in the SAR. A whopping 65,252 patrons reportedly poured through the Sha Tin turnstiles on a recent Sunday afternoon. They came to greet their equine superstars and left largely satisfied. Champions like Romantic Warrior, Lucky Sweynesse, and Golden Sixty delivered performances that captured their collective imagination.
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