Happy Lucky Dragon Win | It's not the Smithsonian, but a couple of additions and the Hong Kong Racing Museum would be a sure-fire winner
A trip to the Hong Kong Racing Museum is a sure-fire way to shake off that pesky mid-season cynicism and fall in love with the sport all over again, but we can’t help but think this tribute to the Sport of Kings could be even better with a couple of key additions.
A trip to the Hong Kong Racing Museum is a sure-fire way to shake off that pesky mid-season cynicism and fall in love with the sport all over again, but we can’t help but think this tribute to the Sport of Kings could be even better with a couple of key additions.
There is also the startling sight of the stuffed hide of 1990s champion River Verdon, who must have passed away in the middle of winter at the end of a three-month eating binge. There is something unsettling in seeing stuffed animal hides in museums, like they are going to jump up and bite you – and even more so when they look like an enormous woolly mammoth.
So how can we make the museum better?
Firstly, it isn’t modern enough and two new wings would need to be built.
The first would be the “Fashions on the Field” display. John Moore’s safari suits in khaki, blue and black are a given, but that’s just the start.
