The heroic posture of the galloping horse and the cheering scene of thousands of people can't be described by words, only by personal experience. If you want to experience the excitement of horse racing, you might as well go to the racecourse. September to June is the racing season every year, twice a week, held on Wednesday night and Saturday or Sunday afternoon respectively.
There is also the Hong Kong Horse Racing Museum on the second floor of Happy Valley Stand, which introduces the history of horse racing in Hong Kong in detail.
Happy Valley was originally named Huangniyong Valley, and the stream that originated in Huangniyong Gorge is yellow.
Color muddy water, that is, the later Paulington Canal (Goose Neck Creek), and the place at the mountain pass is called Huangniyong Valley. There are two hills in the north of the valley. The one in the west is called Morrison Hill, and the one in the east is called Leighton Hill.
1In the early 1940s, the British army set up a military camp in Happy Valley. However, many soldiers died of fever there and were buried in Huangniyong area. Later, they also withdrew from the military camp. With more and more British soldiers dying of illness, this place has also formed a tomb area, which is called "Happy Valley" by the British, meaning "Elysium", and many tomb areas in Britain also have this name. 1846, an Englishman thought the valley was suitable for horse racing, so he set up Happy Valley Racecourse. 1904, Hong Kong Tram connects to Happy Valley.