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Customers line up to place bets at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Jockey Club boosts rebate to help combat ‘illegal bookmakers’

From next season, punters who lose HK$10,000 or more on a quinella or quinella place bet in any Hong Kong race will receive 12 per cent back, up from 10 per cent

11 Jun 2020

Jockeys Joao Moreira (left) and Zac Purton pose for photographers at the end of 2018-19 season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Pressing pause on the Zac and Joao show before a grandstand finish

8 Jun 2020 - 4:51 PM

Ben So is all smiles after Divine Unicorn’s win on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Ben So relishes spotlight with Jockey Club to reveal 2020-21 riding roster

4 Jun 2020 - 5:48 PM

Ricky Yiu celebrates a winner. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Who can finish strongest? Four left in fight for Hong Kong trainers’ title

1 Jun 2020 - 3:20 PM

Exultant takes out the Champions & Chater Cup on May 24. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Exultant should be crowned Horse of the Year, but he can thank Covid-19

28 May 2020 - 4:44 PM

Solow (Maxime Guyon) wins the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2015, with Hong Kong runner Able Friend (Joao Moreira) a distant sixth. Photo: Liesl King

Talking Points

Royal Ascot to cash in on new programme with record Hong Kong/World Pool turnover

25 May 2020 - 7:15 PM

A horse goes under the hammer at the Hong Kong International Sale in 2019. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Withdrawals add to Jockey Club’s Hong Kong International Sale headache

21 May 2020 - 4:50 PM

Joao Moreira guides Simply Fluke to victory at Happy Valley last month. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Simply Fluke cements his position as Hong Kong’s unluckiest horse

18 May 2020 - 6:09 PM

The Royal procession at Royal Ascot. Photo: Handout

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Royal Ascot’s decision to press on has big ramifications for the HKJC

14 May 2020 - 4:23 PM

Zac Purton and Exultant gallop to victory in last year’s Champions & Chater Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Weak Champions & Chater Cup, Canada delays six up dividend

11 May 2020 - 5:22 PM

Douglas Whyte and new apprentice Jerry Chau. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Inside the tug-of-war for Hong Kong’s newest apprentice

7 May 2020 - 5:45 PM

Chefano clears out to win the Group Three Queen Mother Memorial Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Weigh in mix-up involving Moreira, Teetan leaves Jockey Club red-faced

4 May 2020 - 4:41 PM

John Moore looks over Aethero. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Will Aethero and Beauty Generation actually race in Australia?

30 Apr 2020 - 5:29 PM

Beauty Generation and Southern Legend go toe-to-toe in the Champions Mile. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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The fallout from a strange, but eventful, Champions Day

27 Apr 2020 - 5:29 PM

Masami Matsuoka salutes as Win Bright captures the 2019 FWD QE II Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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The blueprint is in the bin, but Champions Day will be unforgettable

23 Apr 2020 - 5:12 PM

Jockey Grant van Niekerk. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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The truth behind the Jockey Club’s sudden sacking of Van Niekerk

20 Apr 2020 - 4:07 PM

Antoine Hamelin returns to scale after winning aboard Lasting Friendship at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Antoine Hamelin makes his mark while Joao Moreira gets off relatively light

16 Apr 2020 - 5:36 PM

Joao Moreira and Douglas Whyte after combining for a winner at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Column

It’s time: Hong Kong punters should be able to watch stewards’ inquiries

13 Apr 2020 - 5:51 PM

Tom Biddington joined the Post in 2016 after a decade in Australia working for the Adelaide Advertiser, the NT News, Shepparton News, Cricket Victoria and Racing.com.

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