HK · Thoroughbred Racing
Sha Tin hosts thoroughbred racing through the year in HK, and results here feed directly into form lines across the country.
Every recent meeting below links through to the full card — finishing order, official margins, starting prices and exotic dividends — so you can trace exactly how the form was established.
The course stages Hong Kong's two greatest racedays: the Hong Kong International Races in December, featuring the HK$36 million Hong Kong Cup, and the BMW Hong Kong Derby in March. Saturday afternoon meetings at Sha Tin regularly handle turnover that dwarfs most Australian metro cards, and the world's best jockeys and trainers — John Size, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton — make it the sport's most competitive circuit. For Australian punters, Sha Tin racing is perfectly timed: the afternoon card unfolds in the early evening AEST.
Full Sha Tin track guideSha Tin Saturday meetings typically jump from about 4:00pm local Hong Kong time, which is 6:00pm–7:00pm AEST depending on daylight saving. Race.com.au lists every Sha Tin race time in AEDT/AEST so Australian punters can follow the card live.
Sha Tin races clockwise, like all Hong Kong tracks — the opposite direction to Australia's anti-clockwise metro circuits. Horses travelling from Australia often need time to adapt to the right-handed configuration.
The Hong Kong International Races — headlined by the HK$36 million Hong Kong Cup — are run at Sha Tin on the second Sunday of December, attracting the best turf horses from Australia, Japan, Europe and North America.