Hong Kong Racing Museum

There are many horse fans in Hong Kong. The horse racing activities brought by the British during the colonial period have become a part of Hong Kong people's life today. The horse racing museum, adjacent to the Happy Valley Racecourse, preserves valuable information about the development of horse racing in Hong Kong since the mid-19th century. The exhibits include the skeleton of "Luyi" and the specimen of "cuihe", as well as an interactive game machine to introduce the life cycle of horses.

Hong Kong Racing Museum

The Hong Kong Horse Racing Museum is located on the 2nd floor of the happy stand at Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong. It opened on October 18, 1996, covering an area of over 6000 square feet. It shows the history and information of horse racing in Hong Kong since 1840.

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The Hong Kong Racing Museum is located on the 2nd floor of the happy stand at Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Horse Racing Museum opened on October 18, 1996, covering an area of over 6000 square feet. There are eight exhibition halls and a small cinema in the Hong Kong Horse Racing Museum. It displays the history of horse racing in Hong Kong since 1840 and other interesting materials, such as the modern advanced racetrack, the record breaking amount of lottery pool, the brilliant achievements of famous horse trainers and jockeys, and the process from reclamation to construction and use of Shatin Racecourse. You can have a deeper understanding of the horse racing activities in Hong Kong I understand.

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The Hong Kong Jockey Club has been established for 25 years, but the horse racing movement in Hong Kong has developed for more than 100 years. Looking back on the development of the racecourse in the past, we will find that the horse racing movement keeps pace with the times. The happy valley has a history of 150 years. The Sha Tin Racecourse, which used to be a vast ocean, is now a heroic place for horse racing, witnessing countless riding heroes and champion horses.

Visitors can design their own jockey's colorful clothes at the "colorful clothes design station" and take photos as a souvenir. In addition, you can have a taste of beating the champion horse owner at the "brilliant moment" and take photos of the leading horse.

The cinema has 84 seats. Now, a set of films called "show brilliance again" is shown. The story tells that Xinduo, a local horse racing player, was forced to retire because of injury. Later, he became the champion horse of hurdle race in shuangyuhe village club, showing brilliance again.

When you enter the museum, a 1-to-1 model of Mongolian pony and jockey is ready to welcome you. Originally, Mongolian pony was used in the early stage of local horse racing, but later it was developed into horses from all over the world. The museum also shows the transportation routes of Mongolian horses. The skeleton of a famous foal can also be found in the museum. The skeleton comes from Luyi, the first champion horse king in Hong Kong who won the million prize, who died in 1995. There are illustrations beside the bones to explain the skeleton and organization of the horse in detail, so that you can understand the structure of the horse. In addition, visitors can listen to the recorded conversation of how the trainer trained the horse king.

Development history

Hong Kong Racing Museum

The Hong Kong Racing Museum is located on the 2nd floor of the happy stand at Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Horse Racing Museum opened on October 18, 1996, covering an area of over 6000 square feet. The museum has eight exhibition halls, a cinema with a capacity of 84 people and a gift gallery. The theme of each pavilion includes the history of horse racing in Hong Kong, the development history of Happy Valley and Shatin Racecourse, as well as the information of several famous foals, including the skeleton of Luyi, the third king of horses. The cinema regularly shows short films on horse racing, so that visitors can have a deeper understanding of the history of horse racing in Hong Kong.

The exhibition hall shows the life videos of the early Chinese Mongolian ponies from the north to Hong Kong and Australia. This paper introduces the changes and development of Hong Kong Jockey Club Happy Valley Racecourse since 1846. Construction process of Shatin Racecourse. Introduce horse racing equipment, riding skills, and how to measure the weight of a jockey in the past. It also introduces the champion jockey, jockey and trainee jockey of Hong Kong in an interactive way, including their interview clips. There are also all kinds of information about the horse king, the best race participants in each journey, and the fragments of the race.

Since its opening, the museum has attracted more than 360000 local and overseas visitors.

Horse racing is the most popular sport of Hong Kong people. It has a history of more than 100 years. The well-known place name "Happy Valley" comes from it. However, many people may not know what story Hong Kong's horse racing has experienced and how it has developed. Go to Hong Kong's horse racing museum to find the memory of history.

The horse racing museum is located on the happy stand of happy Racecourse in happy valley. It has a small area but a very good view. Through the glass wall, you can see the green Racecourse outside. One person and one horse beside the gate often stops tourists and citizens.

Before Hongkong had occupation horse racing, Chinese mainland horses were transported to Hongkong. This horse is very special, it is much shorter than the current purebred horse, not so big. Most horses today are over a thousand pounds. Another very special thing is that we can see that the former jockeys were not professional, and the present jockeys are not so tall and heavy.

Learn about the evolution of horse racing in Hong Kong. The earliest race was held in 1841. At that time, all the horses were Mongolian horses transported from the north to the south. Many jockeys and even owners didn't pay much attention to their clothes. By the beginning of the 20th century, horse racing was becoming more and more professional, and horses had changed from Mongolian ponies to purebred horses from Australia or Europe.

At the same time, the "horse ticket machine" of the former people is reserved here for modern people to visit.

The museum also simulated the scenes of horse raising and training, and made Mini models. The most special items on display are some previous certificates, tools and trophies. Horse walking shoes. Since the stable moved to Shatin in 1978, every time a race is held at the Happy Valley Racecourse, the horses will be transported back to the stable of mountain road in happy valley. When they walk from the mountain to the racecourse, they will wear these shoes to prevent slipping and reduce the sound of the horseshoes on the road.

In the early days, there were coachman's license and rider's license, as well as small leather bags, badges and stopwatches used in competitions at that time. "This trophy has a long history. In 1861, the overseas American Association in Hong Kong presented the silver trophy to Marseille. Because the flag of the United States is commonly known as the "flowery flag" in Cantonese, the cup is named Citi cup. In the museum, in addition to the training tools and trophies, you can also learn about horses through interactive games.

The opera machine is specially set up by the museum. Through interaction, the audience can understand the basic knowledge of the horse's life cycle and structure. The program list, jockey list, training tools and precious materials of the horse racing museum show the history of horse racing in Hong Kong for more than 100 years. In a corner of the horse racing museum, there is also an exhibition hall dedicated to charity. More than 500 pieces of artistic creations of students from special child care centers and special schools are now on display.

Background and mission

The background of the Museum

1. Opened on October 18, 1996.

2. It was built for the Hong Kong Jockey Club's horse racing activities and charities.

3. It is located in Hong Kong Happy Valley Racecourse.

4. The venue covers an area of more than 6000 square feet, with a view of Happy Valley Racecourse.

mission

1. Preserve the history of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

2. Mark the contribution of the charities of the Hong Kong Jockey Club to the development of Hong Kong.

3. Preserve the history of horse racing in Hong Kong.

Visit information

Hong Kong Racing Museum

Hong Kong Racing Museum is located on the 2nd floor of happy grandstand of Hong Kong Happy Valley Racecourse. The racecourse is located between Wan Chai and Causeway Bay. The racecourse is located in the heart of Hong Kong Island. The night is bright and the scenery is charming. Description in the right figure:

1. Hong Kong Horse Racing Museum

2. Grand Slam Hall

3. Hong Kong Jockey Club headquarters building

4. Happy stand

5. United stands

6. Third member stand

7. Member stand 2

8. The first member stand

9. Midfield

10. Gilliver Club

11. Hong Kong Football Association

12. Queen Elizabeth Stadium

Other buildings

10. Gilliver Club

11. Hong Kong Football Association

12. Queen Elizabeth Stadium

MTR station: Times Square exit a

Bus stops: 37B, 38, 42, 65, 72, 72A, 75, 77, 90, 92, 96, 97, 170, 590a, M590, 592, 807

Facilities and gifts

Hong Kong Horse Racing Museum costume design station

Colorful clothes design station

Interested parties can design the colorful clothes by computer at the colorful clothes design station in the exhibition hall and make this unique certificate as a souvenir.

Gift Gallery

Provide a variety of games with Hong Kong

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