Guangzhou to bring back horse racing after 27 years

After 27 years, Guangzhou in Guangdong province is set to host horse racing events starting at the end of October, as the city moves to deepen cooperation with Hong Kong in the equine sector and promote the integrated development of horse racing, cultural tourism and other related activities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, local authorities said.

The upcoming event, organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and operated according to the same standards as in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, will be the first scheduled international-level thoroughbred horse racing event to be held on the Chinese mainland.