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Benter then met with Alan Woods, a like-minded gambler whose expertise in horse racing complemented his own in computers. The two became racing partners and in 1984, moved to Hong Kong. [3] Starting with US$150,000 (equivalent to US$439,910 in 2023), the pair relied on their mathematical skill to create a formula for choosing race winners. [2]
The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) was founded in 1884 and is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong. In 1960, it was granted a royal charter and renamed The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (英皇御准香港賽馬會). The institution reverted to its original name in 1996 due to the handover of Hong Kong in 1997.
Hong Kong Cup. The Hong Kong Cup is the world's richest turf race over 2000 meters with a total purse of HKD$34million in 2022, and was the finale of the now defunct World Racing Championships from 1999 to 2005. Hong Kong Mile. The Hong Kong Mile had a prize money of HK$30 million in 2022.
Happy Valley Racecourse. The Happy Valley Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing and is a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located in Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island, surrounded by Wong Nai Chung Road and Morrison Hill Road. The capacity of the venue is 55,000.
A 24-hour news, financial and infotainment channel. 21 Nov 2022 81 TVB Jade: 翡翠台: TVB's main general entertainment channel. Cantonese 1080i HDTV Terrestrial 19 November 1967 TVB: 82 TVB Plus [7] A youth-oriented entertainment, financial news and sports channel. 28 January 2008 83: TVB News Channel: 無綫新聞台: A 24-hour news channel ...
Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex January: Chinese Club Challenge Cup: Sha Tin: 1,400 3yo+ January: Bauhinia Sprint Trophy: Sha Tin: 1,000: 3yo+ January
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TVB Pearl as its main English service. TVB is headquartered at TVB City at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate.
Marchy Lee. Marchy Lee Ying-Kin ( Traditional Chinese: 李英健) is a racing driver from Hong Kong. Born in 1976 in Hong Kong, Marchy started his racing career at just 9 years old and has become one of the top racecar drivers in Hong Kong. He is the first Formula 3 driver from Hong Kong and has competed in the Macau Grand Prix .