Chinese New Year Raceday is one of Hong Kong’s most popular racing events. In addition to thrilling races on the track, visitors can partake in an array of joyful festivities, including lion dance performances, live music shows, a photo spot at ‘Feng Shui Avenue’, and a variety of festive treats. Come and immerse yourselves in a lively and unique Chinese New Year atmosphere to kick off a Additionally, more jackpots will be added to the remaining seven local race meetings in the first month of Chinese New Year. The Mark Six Chinese New Year Snowball draw will be held on Sunday, 2 February and the First Division Prize Fund is estimated to reach HK$188 million for a single HK$10 winning unit.+ For more details, please stay tuned Gates open at 10:30 AM, with races starting from 12:30 PM. Kick off the day by receiving a Windmill Fortune Pen (while supplies last) upon entry and register for the Chinese New Year Lucky Draw to win one of 888 gold or gold-plated ornaments! Racing in Hong Kong is at Sha Tin for a rare Friday meeting to coincide with the Chinese New Year and there are 11 races on the programme, including the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) for the four-year-old's, as well as the Group 3 The Centenary Vase (1800m) Here is our preview of the action. Race 1 Experience the excitement of the Centenary Vase (Race 4), Chinese New Year Cup (Race 6), and the Hong Kong Classic Mile (Race 8), first leg of the 4-Y-O Classic Series. *Available at Sha Tin and Happy Valley Racecourse before 3:30pm, or while stocks last, whichever occurs first. Thousands flock to Sha Tin Racecourse on Chinese New Year to test out their luck. What happens? Along with the nail-biting horse racing, there will be lion dance performances, festive windmills, iconic flowers blooming, and a musical performance by singer Joey Yung. How to get there. The racing will be held at Sha Tin Racecourse in the New Going to the Chinese New Year Raceday is one of the most popular activities on the third day of the Chinese New Year, attracting throngs of visitors to enjoy the festive atmosphere. Reserve your seats now to experience an unforgettable Chinese New Year celebration combining racing, entertainment and rewards – guaranteed to leave you with The Chinese New Year Raceday being considered as one of the most important horse-racing events is definitely not only because the free gifts and pop singers. On this day, there will be a traditional race “Chinese New Year Cup” with the superstar horses. The Chinese New Year Cup is a race established for the Chinese New Year since 1998. The Chinese New Year Raceday will be held at Sha Tin Racecourse on Monday, 12 February, the third day of Chinese New Year, and will mark the Year of the Dragon with spectacular horse racing and on-course activities. Racing fans* will receive a designated “Fortune Pen” and have a chance to win a designated 24k gold foil ornament#. Racing Event Zone. Enjoy the fun of live racing and various entertaining activities With 300 cozy seats set out in theatre style, multiple LED TVs and a wide array of betting facilities, you could chill and relax all day. Activities with different theme would be held on every race days, you could enjoy the excitement of betting with ease. Book This year, the Hong Kong Jockey Club announced that the winnings for the race day — which is one of Hong Kong’s most popular Chinese New Year events — are projected to be HK$20.8 million, thanks to an enhanced Triple Trio jackpot of HK$18 million and a HK$2.8 million jackpot. Betting pools open at 12pm on January 30. Every Chinese New Year we used to book a table of buffer lunch in Shatin Race Course celebrating the Chinese New Year, also, to greet with our relatives during the Chinese New Year. It was of the greatest day for horse racing in Hong Kong since those race goers want to get a good and lucky start during the year, the race is second to the Derby Held on the third day of Chinese New Year, Hong Kong’s most popular horse race pits the nation's best jockeys against one another to vie for the coveted Chinese New Year Cup. In addition to the race itself, the Race Day provides guests with a whole range of other activities including: live entertainment, traditional Chinese lion dances, a Chinese New Year and the Zodiacs. Each of these zodiac animals governs a whole year, which starts at Chinese New Year according to the lunar calendar. This usually corresponds to January or February in the western calendar. When the current year has the same zodiac animal as the year you were born, you are said to be in Ben Ming Nian. Get your Chinese New Year off to a racing start with our special CNY WhatsApp sticker greetings from your favourite Hong Kong jockeys. To download: 1. Click on the link in the bio and select a sticker pack 2. You will be redirected to a WhatsApp chat room 3. Send out the default message 4. You can share your best wishes with the stickers To celebrate the Lunar New Year, we are bringing you a multitude of surprises and amazing gifts on every race day at Sha Tin Racecourse on 24 Jan. Immerse yourself in a refined afternoon tea experience to complete the Lunar New Year racing experience. We wish you all the best of luck in the Year of the Rabbit! Fireworks over Portsmouth Square during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. The Chinese New Year Raceday is one of the biggest events of the season at Sha Tin racecourse, typically drawing a large holiday crowd, and the HK$2.84 million Chinese New Year Cup Handicap on The featured race of the day is the Chinese New Year Cup, a Class 1, 1,400m race with prize money of HK$3.72 million. The Hong Kong Chinese New Year Race Meeting is one of eight "Magnificent Race Days" being waged in the Sha Tin Race Course during the racing calendar and one you should not miss if you are in town! Happy Chinese New Year , and welcome the Year of the Fire Monkey ! Chinese New Year falls on Monday, February 8th this year, and I thought it would be fun to share the story behind the Chinese zodiac animals . The mythological story is about a great race, during which the order of the 12 zodiac a
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