Owned by Hong Kong Jockey Club Capacity 85,000 Owner Hong Kong Jockey Club | Date opened October 7, 1978 Phone +852 2966 8111 Course type Thoroughbred horse racing | |
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Location Sha Tin District, Hong Kong Address The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sha Tin Racecourse Stand, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Notable races Hong Kong Derby, Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Champions Mile, Hong Kong International Races Similar Racecourse Station, Happy Valley Racecourse, Penfold Park, Ten Thousand Buddhas, Hong Kong Sports Institute | ||
Sha tin racecourse hong kong
Sha Tin Racecourse (Chinese: 沙田馬場) is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong. It is located in Sha Tin in the New Territories. It is managed by Hong Kong Jockey Club (Chinese: 香港賽馬會).
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- Sha tin racecourse hong kong
- Hong kong sha tin racecourse
- History
- Features
- Major races
- Transport
- References
Penfold Park (Chinese: 彭福公園) is encircled by the track, and the Hong Kong Sports Institute is located immediately south of the property.
Hong kong sha tin racecourse
History
It was built in 1978 (under the administration of Sir David Akers-Jones, the then-Secretary for the New Territories) on reclaimed land and is the larger of the two tracks in Hong Kong.
The course has 474 races per season including:
On September 9, 2007, Sha Tin race track opened for the season with record 1-day crowd of about 60,000. Chief Secretary Henry Tang struck the ceremonial gong. The Hong Kong Jockey Club collected US$106 million in bets (highest since 2001). Children of horse owners were admitted amid protest of local anti-gambling groups. Sunny Power, booted by Howard Cheng got the trophy in the 1,200 metre dash.
Features
Originally built with capacity for 35,000 and one grandstand, it now has capacity for 85,000 and two grandstands. It also has 20 stables for a capacity of 1,260 horses.
Other features include:
Track Specifications:
Major races
Transport
The racecourse is served by Racecourse Station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR). The station is only used on racing days.