The number of entrants in Hong Kong New Year Horse Racing Day is a new high after 2019

香港贺岁赛马日星期一（2月12日The third day of the New Year was held at the Shatian Racecourse, attracting nearly 88,000 people to enter the venue, and wrote a new high after the 2019 New Year's horse racing, including 4,000 mainland tourists.

Comprehensive reports of Hong Kong Zhongtong News Agency, "Hong Kong 01" and Ming Pao of the Internet media, the New Year horse racing of the lunar calendar is one of Hong Kong's most popular theme horse racing activities throughout the year.Because the third day of the first month is "red mouth", it is not advisable to pay the New Year. Many people will take advantage of this day to buy the New Year's horse in the racecourse.

A total of 11 games in the Lunar New Year, attracting 87,730 people to enter the venue, a five -year high, but not as the level of 100,000 before the 2019 crown disease.This year's full -time betting volume was HK $ 1.761 billion (about S $ 303 million), a year -on -year decrease of 14.5%, a four -year low.Last year, the year of the New Year's horse racing recorded 2.06 billion Hong Kong dollars, the new high after the return.

Ying Jiabai, Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, said that the bet amount is less than last year. It is related to the overall economic environment. It is also affected by the fewer horses in one of the events.

The arrangement of Monday of the Hong Kong Jockey Club is like last year, and also invited the Financial Secretary Chen Maobo to host the opening ceremony before the game, and the finishing touch with the high level of the Jockey Club.This year, the Jockey Club invited senior artists Hu Feng and Xue Jiayan, as well as singers Wu Yekun and Zhou Jipei to sing before the game, hot the New Year atmosphere.

The "New Year Cup" on the day of the day was staged in the eighth game.The "Red Transport Emperor" trained by John, which was trained by Panton, was eventually won by John Caihan.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club quoted a Guangzhou passenger that he was the first time he went to the Shatian Racecourse to watch the event.Appreciate horse racing.Mr. Liu from Jiangxi said that there is no horse racing in mainland China, so he made a special trip to Hong Kong to watch the game and feels "fresh".