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Originally Posted by dilanesp
When I was in Hong Kong, racing was twice a week, year round, either at ST or Happy Valley.
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As I mentioned, Hong Kong uses 2 Tracks, Sha Tin (normally on the weekends) and Happy Valley (normally on Wed).
They run their meets from Sept to July (10 months) and provide over 800 races (95% on the Turf).
There are no claiming or Allowance races. They have 5 basic Classes as well as GR Stakes and the very occasional Griffin (Maiden) race.
The majority of their races are handicaps with horses carrying anywhere from 112# to !34# (in the same race).
A major factor for qualifying a horse to actually being permitted to run is to prove its capability in the racing trials they hold continually on dark days.
Another major difference between HKJC and other racing jurisdictions around the world is that they provide horse races strictly for the purpose of racing. They're not concerned about breeding at all.
