02 JUN 2017: A pop music combo is rocking a stage that’s surrounded by giant screens streaming videos of galloping horses. Gaggles of guys and gals are mingling and knocking back exotic cocktails, while models dressed like confections are handing out sample chocolates.
And, oh yes, better place your bets, because the next race is about to start.
It’s horse racing like you won’t find anywhere else, and it’s a tradition that draws throngs to Hong Kong’s Happy Valley racecourse for a weekly party that goes on well after the horses are back in their stables.