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Leadership in International Racing

Hong Kong’s achievements in racing and its reputation for business innovation mean that it plays an increasingly important role in world racing.

Notably the Club's Chief Executive Officer, Winfried Engelbrecht Bresges is Chair of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), the global leader of the sport of thoroughbred racing, and Chairman of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF), which comprises 28 national racing authorities and racing-related organisations from across Asia, Oceania, Africa and the Middle East. He is also President of the International Horse Sports Confederation (IHSC), founded by the IFHA and the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI).

Many other Club officials hold senior positions in international racing bodies or serve on committees overseeing different aspects of the sport’s global development. These include:

  • Executive Director, Racing Andrew Harding: Executive Director of the IFHA; Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee of the IFHA; Secretary General of the ARF; Chairman of the Reference Laboratory Appointment Committee of the IFHA; Member of the General Assembly of the IHSC
  • Chief Advisor on World Racehorse Rankings Nigel Gray: Co-Chairman of the IFHA’s World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee
  • Head of Racing Product, Greg Carpenter: Member of the IFHA International Grading and Race Planning Advisory Committee; Member of the Asian Pattern Committee of the ARF
  • Integrity Consultant Kim Kelly: Chairman of the International Harmonisation of Racing Rules Committee of the IFHA; Member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the IFHA; Member of ARF Council on Anti-illegal Betting and Related Financial Crime
  • Chief Advisor, Doping Control Dr Terence Wan: Chairman of the Advisory Council on Equine Prohibited Substances and Practices of the IFHA; Chairman of the Reference Laboratory Technical Committee of the IFHA; Chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Laboratory Expert Group; Convenor of the Racehorse Testing Working Group of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation; Vice-Chair of the Drug Control Committee of the ARF
  • Head of Dual Site Stables Operations KL Cheng: Member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the IFHA
  • Head of Veterinary Clinical Services Dr Brian Stewart: Chairman of the International Movement of Horses Committee of the IFHA
  • Executive Manager, Due Diligence and Research Douglas Robinson: Deputy Chairperson of the ARF Council on Anti-illegal Betting and Related Financial Crime
  • Executive Manager, International and Racing Regulation James Ogilvy: Director of the IFHA