Welcome To Racing Heaven

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Take a moment from racing hell, and welcome to a tour of Hong Kong racing.

There are two racecourses rotating in Hong Kong named after both their hosting cities, Sha Tin (Turf, AW) and Happy Valley (Turf).  As of Oct 1, 2025 they are breaking all previous records as the local and tourist destination for racing and entertainment. 

How magnificent are these cities, do they even compare to East Rutherford, NJ, Campbellville, Canada, Yonkers, NY, Arcadia, CA, Northfield, OH 

Happy Valley Racecourse (Capacity 55,000):



Sha Tin Racecourse (Capacity 85,000):



This is the last race (10th) handle at Sha Tin (Hong Kong) today in USD that went off at 5:55 AM EST, The Purse: $263,571 USD:

WIN $4,868,290
PLACE $4,770,357
EXA: $729,452
TRI: $1,028,640
QNL: $6,383,090
TRO: $570,538
SWG: $6,200,414

This is the longest shot on the board win and place money:
6    I Can    $61,625    $91,194

Their purse monies if in the HK dollar converts as follows:

1 HK Dollar = 0.13 cent USD
1 HK Dollar = 0.18 cent CAD
Typically the purses will be in USD, however on their platform might be HK Dollar.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club website for the horsemen and gambler, grab a past performance, watch all the workouts as they are all recorded (trial barriers), all the veterinary reports, extensive post race reports written for each and every horse, analysis and epic transparency like you've never seen on this racing planet.

https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/information/english/Racing/racecard.aspx

Don't bet it, don't follow it, ignore it, keep griping and predicting, lol, when things are getting better or worst, coming to an end, but everyone has an opportunity to know what does work, and getting better. 

Both Calhoun and myself have wagered internationally and discussed herein, some others here too like JCToronto keep y'all in-tuned.  I was thinking he being a prolific owner here what if LUCPARK who is genuinely disenfranchised in what's going on in Anderson, Indiana's Hoosier Park and said fuck it and is welcomed as an American social elite into the HKJC and raced, who knows how successful and fun that would be.

BTW, @60% of the population speaks English.

Good Luck! 

[Calhoun]

Happy Valley is as if God (Eloham for our Jewish plopsters) dropped Keeneland or DelMar into the middle of Central Park.

Besides HK, take a watch of Ascot.  That straightaway mile course is just awesome.

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Happy Valley is as if God (Eloham for our Jewish plopsters) dropped Keeneland or DelMar into the middle of Central Park.

Besides HK, take a watch of Ascot.  That straightaway mile course is just awesome.

I needed one more striding nose in that stretch yesterday at Ascot to hit the 6th race tri with the 9 (and a small super).  Just loved 26 62, but 26 was my direction.  Came in 2619. 

Thanks on the heb lesson, I thought their idolic worship was Trump, who knew. Have to go back to Meyer and Bugsy to find a jew with some low hangers not be sooooo sensitive and fragile. 

Elohim's special bunch for sure.   

[sledge hammer]

A nighttime picture of Happy Valley looks amazing

[Yonkers1A]

I’ve been to the racetrack in Seoul when my son was stationed there, it was jam packed

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I’ve been to the racetrack in Seoul when my son was stationed there, it was jam packed

Let's Run Park Seoul, it's name.  You're right, still packed too now.

Check this out, a rendering of a new one in SK. 

LetsRun Park Yeongcheon slated for 2026...Magnifico!

[Grandstand Handicapper]

Take a moment from racing hell, and welcome to a tour of Hong Kong racing.

There are two racecourses rotating in Hong Kong named after both their hosting cities, Sha Tin (Turf, AW) and Happy Valley (Turf).  As of Oct 1, 2025 they are breaking all previous records as the local and tourist destination for racing and entertainment. 

How magnificent are these cities, do they even compare to East Rutherford, NJ, Campbellville, Canada, Yonkers, NY, Arcadia, CA, Northfield, OH 

Happy Valley Racecourse (Capacity 55,000):



Sha Tin Racecourse (Capacity 85,000):



This is the last race (10th) handle at Sha Tin (Hong Kong) today in USD that went off at 5:55 AM EST, The Purse: $263,571 USD:

WIN $4,868,290
PLACE $4,770,357
EXA: $729,452
TRI: $1,028,640
QNL: $6,383,090
TRO: $570,538
SWG: $6,200,414

This is the longest shot on the board win and place money:
6    I Can    $61,625    $91,194

Their purse monies if in the HK dollar converts as follows:

1 HK Dollar = 0.13 cent USD
1 HK Dollar = 0.18 cent CAD
Typically the purses will be in USD, however on their platform might be HK Dollar.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club website for the horsemen and gambler, grab a past performance, watch all the workouts as they are all recorded (trial barriers), all the veterinary reports, extensive post race reports written for each and every horse, analysis and epic transparency like you've never seen on this racing planet.

https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/information/english/Racing/racecard.aspx

Don't bet it, don't follow it, ignore it, keep griping and predicting, lol, when things are getting better or worst, coming to an end, but everyone has an opportunity to know what does work, and getting better. 

Both Calhoun and myself have wagered internationally and discussed herein, some others here too like JCToronto keep y'all in-tuned.  I was thinking he being a prolific owner here what if LUCPARK who is genuinely disenfranchised in what's going on in Anderson, Indiana's Hoosier Park and said fuck it and is welcomed as an American social elite into the HKJC and raced, who knows how successful and fun that would be.

BTW, @60% of the population speaks English.

Good Luck! 

Breaking records? For attendance? All-in handle as well (meaning not just on-track)? Thanks.

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Breaking records? For attendance? All-in handle as well (meaning not just on-track)? Thanks.

Those were attendance only..

Be sitting down lol, seriously and mind you they only have 2 tracks.

Their handle is up 3% (2024) from the previous year 2023. 

US handle is down 1% (2024) from the previous year 2023.

Hong Kong handle 2024 $17.83 bil
US handle 2024 $11.26 bil

[Grandstand Handicapper]

Those were attendance only..

Be sitting down lol, seriously and mind you they only have 2 tracks.

Their handle is up 3% (2024) from the previous year 2023. 

US handle is down 1% (2024) from the previous year 2023.

Hong Kong handle 2024 $17.83 bil
US handle 2024 $11.26 bil

Very interesting. Between the two HK tracks, do they race 12 months a year? Apples and bowling balls between HK racing and US racing. Same between the two countries, LOL. Thanks.

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Very interesting. Between the two HK tracks, do they race 12 months a year? Apples and bowling balls between HK racing and US racing. Same between the two countries, LOL. Thanks.

11 months a year, from September to July, the horses take a break in August!  Total race meets, 88!!

Let's set aside Hong Kong and let's talk about Japan.

25 T-Bred horse tracks in Japan, US has a total of 75 T-bred and Harness Tracks.  The US numbers again for 24' 11.26 bil (total with harness $12.46 bil) down 1% from 23'.  Now look here please: 

Japan's total handle for 2024 was $21 bil and up 1.4% from the previous year.  15.5 million fans attend about 21,000 races there.

To our Country - Grab all the money while you can, because it's all going to be over soon other than the shouting.  Scumbag cheaters, druggers, animal abusers, fucked up regulatory and CAW in the greatest, richest country in the world  .

Nice work