The Season Opening race meeting will be held at Sha Tin Racecourse this Sunday (7 September). The Honourable John KC LEE, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is to officiate at the opening ceremony as well as the trophy presentation of the day\u2019s feature event \u2013 the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive\u2019s Cup Handicap (1200m).<\/p>
Spectacular on-course activities will be on offer, while each racegoer will receive a complimentary 2025\/26 Racing Calendar*. The Club offers a total of HK$108 million in mega prizes to mark the new racing season#.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”7194″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”7209″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
The opening ceremony will take place in the Parade Ring at 11.40am.\u00a0 Following the traditional eye-dotting of the ceremonial lions, The Honourable John KC LEE, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, will perform the gong-striking ceremony. All jockeys will be in attendance to wish fans the very best for the coming season. The Honourable John KC LEE, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, will later present the trophy to the winning connections of the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive\u2019s Cup Handicap (1200m), scheduled to run as Race 3 at 2pm.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7197″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
The Season Opener features an array of exciting off-track festivities throughout the day. Key highlights include:<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7202″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Racecourse entrants and those who bet must be aged 18 or above.\u00a0Don\u2019t gamble your life away. Please refer to promotional materials, terms and conditions for details. Details of activities and offers are subject to change or cancellation from time to time without notice.\u00a0The decision of HKJC shall be final. Photo is for reference only.\u00a0 For enquiries, please call the HKJC\u2019s Customer Hotline 1817 or visit event theme site<\/a>.<\/p> * The 2025\/26 Racing Calendar will be distributed until 3.30pm, while stocks last.<\/p> # For details, please refer to the press release<\/a>. Subject to the Horse Race Betting Rules and the Lotteries Rules.<\/p> +<\/sup> Special crowd management measures will be implemented at Sha Tin Racecourse. Please follow staff instructions and refer to the event theme site<\/a> for details.<\/p> ^ Trade Promotion Competition Licence No.: 60429. This lucky draw is only applicable to participants who have completed the designated registration at Sha Tin Racecourse on or before 3.30pm on 7 September. Terms and conditions apply. Photos are for reference only and may differ from the actual appearance and colour of the prizes.<\/p> ** Limited to 870 prizes, available while stocks last. Terms and conditions apply.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7196″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Season Opening race meeting will be held at Sha Tin Racecourse this Sunday (7 September). The Honourable John KC LEE, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is to officiate at the opening ceremony as well as the trophy presentation of the day\u2019s feature… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":7199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"2normal","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/racing-event-hub-season-opening\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7192"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/racing-event-hub-season-opening\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/racing-event-hub-season-opening\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/racing-event-hub-season-opening\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/racing-event-hub-season-opening\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7192"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/racing-event-hub-season-opening\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7221,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/racing-event-hub-season-opening\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7192\/revisions\/7221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/racing-event-hub-season-opening\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/racing-event-hub-season-opening\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/racing-event-hub-season-opening\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/racing-event-hub-season-opening\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}