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HKJC Conghua Training Facility

What will racing at Conghua actually look like in 2025?

Jockey Club officials are hoping to host Group-level contests in China when meetings resume

17 May 2021 - 7:06PM

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Hong Kong Jockey Club to invest HK$4 billion in China after signing landmark agreement

15 May 2021 - 11:52PM

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Jockey Club can play key role in China’s bold plan to promote horse racing

12 Oct 2020 - 8:29PM

David Hall

Hall jumps at Conghua opportunity with stable full to the brim

The Australian handler has enjoyed a strong influx of new horses, allowing him to fill all of his boxes at Sha Tin

30 Jun 2020 - 11:48AM

David Hall celebrates a win at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Derby winner Lui can’t find staff for Conghua expansion: ‘nobody wants to go’

The man sitting second in the trainers’ premiership will not be among the next wave of trainers to attain boxes at the HK$3.7 billion facility

19 May 2020 - 2:20PM

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Jockey Club postpones China race meeting amid Hong Kong unrest

The Conghua Racecourse event is pushed back until next year as officials admit the October 26 target will be difficult to achieve

4 Sep 2019 - 10:48PM

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Conghua the ‘success story’ of the season despite some unhappy trainers

The HK$3.7 billion racetrack receives largely positive reviews after its first season in operation as officials outline plans for the future.

16 Jul 2019 - 9:23PM

Fans embrace the first official race meeting at Conghua. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Resolution imminent in Hong Kong-Australia quarantine quarrel

Officials are set to tour the Jockey Club’s training facility in Conghua, one of the final stages to complete before horse movement between the two jurisdictions can resume

13 Jul 2019 - 11:12PM

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Conghua stable staff return to work after pay dispute with Jockey Club

The workers are back in action after walking off the job on Wednesday

4 Jul 2019 - 10:47PM

Talking Points

Conghua akin to ‘ordinary Melbourne race meeting’ but there’s lots to like

While it lacked the atmosphere of a traditional day at the track, the Jockey Club’s China showcase has enough substance to show there is a future

25 Mar 2019 - 6:36PM

Fans clamour to get a piece of the action at Conghua Racecourse. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Racing in Conghua is here to stay – even with no gambling: Jockey Club

Chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges says the success of Saturday’s showcase meeting means next year’s event will be even bigger

23 Mar 2019 - 10:56PM

Chinese racing fans play in the “fun zone” at Conghua Racecourse on Saturday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Richard Gibson

Gibson trains the first-ever Conghua winner, fulfilling a dream

The Englishman combines with Matthew Chadwick to capture the opening race at the HK$3.7 billion facility with Nordic Warrior

23 Mar 2019 - 9:15PM

Carrie Lam

Carrie Lam hails Hong Kong Jockey Club’s historic China move

The chief executive lauds the cooperation that has enabled racing at the HK$3.7 billion facility in Conghua

23 Mar 2019 - 11:39PM

Racing’s odd existence in China before the Jockey Club’s Conghua plunge

The sport has a chequered history in the mainland, but Saturday’s exhibition meeting will signal the beginning of a new chapter

22 Mar 2019 - 9:31PM

Six horses gallop down the straight at the opening of the Conghua Racecourse in August. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Purton and Teetan itching to ride on ‘unbelievable’ Conghua track

The sweeping home turn has jockeys talking ahead of the first official fixture at the HK$3.7 billion facility on the mainland

22 Mar 2019 - 10:38PM

Karis Teetan has five rides at Conghua on Saturday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Shum ‘can’t wait’ for historic Conghua meeting as he chases unique double

The veteran prepared the first horse trained at the HK$3.7 billion facility to win in Hong Kong and can go one step better on Saturday

22 Mar 2019 - 3:57PM

The Inside Word

Jockey Club reveals plan to ensure Conghua’s first meet runs like clockwork

It is the first time the HKJC has had to deal with back-to-back race days and there will be a comprehensive dry run to ensure everything goes off without a hitch.

2 Jan 2019 - 12:40AM

Jockey Club confirms date for historic mainland China race meeting

The day will feature five races at the HK$3.7 billion facility, however there will be no betting and no live telecast

31 Dec 2018 - 11:13PM

Dylan Mo trials Super Hoppy at Conghua Racecourse. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Facilities fantastic, but horse movement is Conghua’s main challenge

20 Oct 2018 - 10:54PM

Chris So

Conghua stint just the tonic for Thou Shall Sing: Chris So

2 Oct 2018 - 4:34PM

Danny Shum

Danny Shum creates history with first Conghua-trained winner

6 Sep 2018 - 12:01AM

Dylan Mo guides the six-year-old to victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday night to write themselves in the record books

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Horse racing in Hainan? Not any time soon, says Jockey Club boss

29 Aug 2018 - 10:47PM

The chances of Hainan holding horse racing any time soon are slim. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Jockey Club hopeful of resolution in Aussie quarantine stand-off by HKIR

29 Aug 2018 - 7:57PM

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Jockey Club confident Conghua will hold showcase meeting in March

28 Aug 2018 - 10:17PM

First equine settlers arrive at the new Conghua Training Centre

12 Jun 2018 - 6:27PM

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Jockey Club set to spend at Aussie sales as quarantine stand-off thaws

26 Mar 2018 - 4:31PM

Visitors inspect the Jockey Club’s new training facility at Conghua. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Former HKJC head of racing Nader takes over from the man who replaced him

6 Mar 2018 - 11:13PM

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Progress made in Australia’s quarantine squabble with Jockey Club

27 Feb 2018 - 6:24PM

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HKJC Conghua Training Facility

The Hong Kong Jockey Club's Conghua Training Facility is a major development currently under construction and set to open in July 2018. The HK$3 billion investment is being constructed on the site of the equestrian centrefor the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. The facility will have the potential to house 1,500 horses and also has the potential to become a fully-functioning racetrack in future.

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9 September, 2024