Happy Valley is the place to be on Wednesday nights for expats in Hong Kong. Everyone is there at the Hong Kong Jockey Club for the races.This week was my first week and I arrived late and missed the first four races, but I don't think I missed much. The grounds are pretty nice...about the same standards as a newish professional ballpark in the US and entry fee is only $10 hkd (barely a buck).
I think that I picked a good week to try it out since the Hong Kong Jockey Club celebrates Oktoberfest for a couple of weeks in October. This means that you can get a solid attempt at German food and swill it down with pretty good beer. Food and drink were relatively inexpensive, in fact. Another bonus was the on-stage drinking contest between the 6th and the 7th. The winner took home 5000 hkd and even the last place contestant got a grand.
It's pretty exciting even if you don't have money on the line!!
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