A total of 440 horse import permits, including 110 PPs (Privately Purchased Horse) and 330 PPGs (Privately Purchased Griffin), will be issued at the forthcoming ballot. Applications open on Monday, 20 March, and will close at 5:00pm on Thursday, 27 April 2023. 

The names of successful applicants will be released on Tuesday, 6 June 2023.

The Club has a long-standing commitment to supporting Hong Kong’s racehorse Owners, recognising that their investment in high-quality horses is fundamental to Hong Kong’s world-class racing. Accordingly, building on successive annual increases in the prize money pool, a record total prize money and incentives of $1.62 billion is offered to Owners in the 2022/23 season, which also sees a record single-season increase of 11.5% in overall purse. An additional 10% increase has been made to the prize money for Classes 1 to 3 races from 1600M to 2400M.

To reward and incentivise substantial financial commitment of Owners importing PPs, a $1 million first win in Class 3 bonus has also been introduced in the 2022/23 season for PPs winning for the first time in Class 3 when rated 60 or above. As of 11 March this term, a total of 25 PPs has won the first win bonus when landing their first victory in Class 3, with another 12 horses getting a bonus when winning at Class 2 or above.

The Horse Ballot application form can be downloaded from the Club’s website:
http://member.hkjc.com/en/ballot

Application forms will also be available for collection at the Reception Counter of the Jockey Club Headquarters at One Sports Road, Happy Valley, and the Clubhouses.