May 31, 2006 03:01 PM
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(Updated May 31, 2006 03:01 PM)
If you are there in HK on a wed night - then head to the Race course at Happy Valley. the atmosphere is grt - more so because the races are held under lights... the cheapest entry fee is $10HK... this gets you at the ground level... closer to the food and beer and ring-side view. the prices keep going up and that means you can sit in the stands or even have a dinner date at the races... buy your tickets from the many booths within the area... I had no clue about which horse was good or bad, so I got hold of a detailed race chart for the day, that gave the past 10 performances of each horse, the name of the owner, its rating... etc... I thought that would help... hahaha, but it was not to be... but its always great betting on some unknown entity and then keeping your fingers crossed hoping that the entity can perform a miracle... the ambience was so good... hot dogs, beer, lots of yelling and screaming, and happy valley looks beautiful on a race night... so this is a must thing to do when in HK... there are usually 10 races in one night if I got the info correctly... min bet is $10HK...
Address: Hongkong Island
Directions:
in the middle of happy valley... if you take the tram, then get off at the last stop... pam-a-dei (i think) is what you call it locally... its known also as the jockey club...
