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The Queen Elizabeth II Cup was first run at the Happy Valley Racecourse in Happy Valley, Hong Kong to commemorate a visit to Hong Kong by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. It was a local Class 1 or 2 race over a distance between 1,400 and 1,800 metres until 1995 when it opened to international entries.
The Happy Valley Racecourse is one of two racecourses in Hong Kong used by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for horse racing meets, the other being the Sha Tin Racecourse. Races in Happy Valley usually take place on Wednesday nights [6] and are open to the public as well as members of the Club. [7] The Happy Valley Racecourse and its seven-storey ...
The head office in Happy Valley An off-course betting branch of the Hong Kong Jockey Club in Man Yue Street, Hung Hom. The HKJC has a legal monopoly over betting on horse racing and football. In 1974, it opened 6 off-course branches where the members of the public could wager on horse race meets at the club's Happy Valley racecourse.
Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex January: Stewards' Cup: Sha Tin: 1,600 3yo+ January: Centenary Sprint Cup: Sha Tin: 1,200: 3yo+ February: Hong Kong Gold Cup
The first Hong Kong Derby was raced at Happy Valley Racecourse but in 1979 was transferred permanently to its present location at Sha Tin Racecourse. Since 1981, the Derby has been won by several horses who went on to earn Hong Kong Horse of the Year honors including Football, Co-Tack, Yuno When and River Verdon. In 2003, Elegant Fashion became ...
Romantic Warrior (foaled March 18, 2018) is a multiple Group 1 winning champion thoroughbred racehorse that was born in Ireland and trained in Hong Kong. After it arrived in Hong Kong in June 2021, he scored a five-winning streak, including a championship of the Hong Kong Classic Mile.
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Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong, 2008. Kyoto Racecourse, Japan, 1999. Central Moscow Hippodrome, 2007. Winter-Rennbahn St. Moritz, 1931. Hippodrome d'Arnac ...