The China Horse Club and the Australian Turf Club have further extended their relationship with the China Horse Club throwing its full support behind tomorrow’s Chinese Festival of Racing at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse – Australia’s first Asian focused racing carnival.
The festival is an initiative designed to spread the spirit of the Chinese Lunar New Year across Sydney’s multicultural society, to promote Chinese heritage in Sydney and to recognize the growing ties of business between China and Australia.
The China Horse Club has signed on as the title sponsor of tomorrow’s feature race, the $A200,000 G2 China Horse Club Breeders Classic and it is supporting the occasion with the attendance of its Chairman Teo Ah Khing, senior staff and with the representation of its promising juvenile Taking Aim. This support is a further extension of a relationship that has included the Australian Turf Club’s partnership of the 2016 CECF Ordos.
“The opportunity to promote Chinese culture and to help create a warm friendly environment for families of Australian Chinese and Australian citizens is one that the China Horse Club is excited to support,” said Eden Harrington, Vice President and Head (Partnerships/Memberships).
“The Australian Turf Club and the China Horse Club are both very community orientated and also understand the importance of the growing business synergies between our two countries. Our support of tomorrow’s festival is the first of several areas of support in 2017.
“The attendance of our Chairman and some senior members of our team is a reflection of the strength of the relationship the China Horse Club shares with the Australian Turf Club, its Chairman Laurie Macri, CEO Darren Pearce and its senior team.”
The Chinese Festival of Racing will run over two Saturdays with tomorrow’s launch featuring world class horse racing, superb food, Chinese entertainment and stunning fashion.
“Australia and China have both enjoyed horse racing live as a sport from their earliest histories, from the early 1800s here and dating back some thousands of years in China,” said Tony Partridge, Chief Operating Office of the Australian Turf Club.
“We want to bring these traditions together at Royal Randwick as more families of Chinese heritage call Sydney and Australia home.
“The ATC has for some time now been offering formguides translated in Chinese, and The Star Chinese Festival of Racing will allow even more people to enjoy and learn about this great sport.
“With the start of a new Chinese Lunar Year, the Australian Turf Club looks forward to welcoming families and people of all ages from all sections of the local Chinese community.’’
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