The Hong Kong Jockey Club will celebrate the World Cup quarter-finals this Wednesday when it hosts a special race at Happy Valley in which eight horses will compete and the jockeys will each wear the jersey of one of the eight remaining World Cup teams.
The race, “Eight to Glory, presented by Lenovo,” aims to turn one of Asia’s iconic racing venues into what HKJC describes as the unlikeliest football stage on earth.
“Horse racing has always been about national pride and so is football,” said Casper Stylsvig, HKJC’s Executive Director, Sports Business. “With ‘Eight to Glory’ we want to bring those two worlds together in a way only The Hong Kong Jockey Club can. Eight horses will line up under the spotlights on the turf, each ridden by a jockey who is trading traditional silks for iconic football jerseys, each supporting a nation that will enter the quarter-final round of the iconic tournament which will commence the next day.
“This is not just another race. We wanted to do something the sporting world has never seen during the world’s biggest sporting event.”
The unique race comes after HKJC entered into a strategic partnership with Lenovo, Official Technology Partner of FIFA World Cup 2026.
On race day, Lenovo will present the Lenovo Experience Booth, an immersive AI-powered football zone that showcases technologies associated with Lenovo’s role at FIFA World Cup 2026. Hong Kong will be the only city outside the tournament’s host regions where fans can enjoy this experience, HKJC explained.
“Eight to Glory” will also see HKJC will make donations to eight charity organizations nominated by the owners.
The race will be shared in real time across HKJC’s official channels, it said.
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