{"id":215315,"date":"2025-10-21T11:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/215315\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:14:07","slug":"hong-kong-jockey-club-completes-major-upgrade-to-sha-tin-in-huge-boost-for-racing-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/215315\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Jockey Club completes \u2018major upgrade\u2019 to Sha Tin in huge boost for racing talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Hong Kong Jockey Club has unveiled a huge overhaul of its facilities at Sha Tin racecourse as it continues to invest in world-class infrastructure for its elite horses and riders.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The upgrades have been focused in two areas, with newly renovated stables and upgraded training facilities for jockeys being the focal points.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">For the riders, the centre of excellence has seen a huge overhaul that furthers the club\u2019s commitment to jockey development.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The new look jockeys\u2019 room at Sha Tin Racecourse.\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/75980139-49a3-4a4b-ba4f-ce4c697b20ea_686e78c9.jpg\" title=\"The new look jockeys\u2019 room at Sha Tin Racecourse.\"\/>The new look jockeys\u2019 room at Sha Tin Racecourse.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cOver the past five years, we\u2019ve established a Centre of Excellence at Sha Tin that operates seven days a week,\u201d Andrew Harding, the HKJC executive director of racing, said.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cIt includes a gym for jockeys\u2019 exclusive use and facilities for sessions with health professionals such as physiotherapists, nutritionists, chiropractors, masseuses, fitness trainers and psychologists.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThis off-season we have completed a major upgrade, including a new gymnasium, cold plunge pools and a kitchen offering made-to-order meals tailored to jockeys\u2019 dietary needs. The female jockeys\u2019 room has also been significantly enhanced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The new set up is a huge boost for the current crop of riders, with jockey Harry Bentley suitably impressed by the new-look facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hong Kong Jockey Club has unveiled a huge overhaul of its facilities at Sha Tin racecourse as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215316,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[92590,92592,92591,47275,46930,3004,77528,92593,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-215315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-racing","tag-andrew-harding","tag-centre-of-excellence","tag-harry-bentley","tag-hong-kong-jockey-club","tag-jockey-club","tag-racing","tag-sha-tin","tag-sha-tin-racecourse","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}