Horse racing remains most popular sports in HK

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With a seating capacity of up to 85,000, Sha Tin is always packed during the race season.

Mao Xuzhi, Sha Tin racecourse, HK, said, "Gambling is illegal here in Hong Kong, except for lotteries and horse racing. Their horse comes in first."

This old punter, Mr. Huo, has been betting on horses for over 3 decades. Like all his fellow punters here, he enjoys studying the traits and performance of the horses.

Mr. Huo says he loves to watch the jockeys in action.

Another horse racing fan, Mr. Lee, says the sport has become a symbol of Hong Kong.

That explains in part why horse-racing has been a big industry for the past 150 years.