Happy Valley Racecourse

Happy Valley Racecourse
View of the racecourse
LocationWan Chai District, Hong Kong
Owned byHong Kong Jockey Club
Date opened1845; 179 years ago (1845)
Capacity55,000[1]
Course typeThoroughbred
Official website
Happy Valley Racecourse
Westerly panorama of the racecourse
Racecourse at night
Traditional Chinese快活谷馬場
Simplified Chinese快活谷马场
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKuàihuogǔ mǎchǎng
Yale RomanizationKwàihwogǔ mǎchǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFaai wuht gùk máh cheùhng
JyutpingFaai3 wut6 guk1 maa5 coeng4
IPA[fāːi wʊ̀t kʊ̂k ma̬ː tsʰœ̏ːŋ]
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese跑馬地馬場
Simplified Chinese跑马地马场
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPǎomǎdì mǎchǎng
Yale RomanizationPǎumǎdì mǎchǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationPaaú màh deí máh cheùhng
JyutpingPaau2 maa5 dei2 maa5 coeng4
IPA[pʰǎːu ma̬ː těi ma̬ː tsʰœ̏ːŋ]

The Happy Valley Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing and is a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located in Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island, surrounded by Wong Nai Chung Road and Morrison Hill Road. The capacity of the venue is 55,000.[2]

  1. ^ Woolsey, Garth (23 March 2012). "Horse racing at Happy Valley lives up to hype". The Star. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. ^ Woolsey, Garth (23 March 2012). "Horse racing at Happy Valley lives up to hype". The Star. Retrieved 19 March 2016.