Hong kong horse clubOpening of the 7th round of races in 2025/2026 at the shatin ma farm, chief executive of the hksarLee jia-chaiThe opening ceremony was attended and the copper turn marked the opening of the new season。
At the opening ceremony on the same day, li jia-chai participated in the traditional lion pointing ceremony with the chief executive of the hong kong horse club. After a wonderful dance of lions, penton, who won the title of hong kong champion rider for the eighth time last season, led more than 20 riders to meet the audience. In the end, the new horse season began as the lee family pounded the copper turn。
Ten competitions were held on the first day of the competition, the third of which was particularly visible in the hong kong chief executive's cup. During this 1,200-metre-long race, the "caigar high" ride by panton, trained by horse master david heath, successfully championed the race, which was the thirteenth consecutive victory. After the race, the lee family gave a trophy to the team of qaiu gao。
On that day, heavy rains continued, but more than 40,000 viewers, including some 7,000 visitors from the interior, were present. The new facilities at the shatin mare field, known as "even twilight" and "twilight horse" are also operational on the first day of the new season, and the two facilities have been integrated into a number of innovative digital technologies and are widely welcomed by the audience。
The new hong kong race season consists of 88 competition days, with weekly competitions taking place at the shatin mare and wednesday night competitions taking place at the mae mae mae. (reporter prince jiang)
