HKIR: SCMP Sport mug punter goes racing at IJC meeting for first time, loses money (unsurprisingly)

For most Hongkongers, a night at the Happy Valley races is just another staple on the city’s entertainment calendar. For SCMP Sport reporter Patrick Blennerhassett, who is new to Hong Kong, and hails from the quiet rural hinterlands of Canada, those happenings are a brand new sensory experience.