The Hong Kong International Sale has been delayed, according to the South China Morning Post.
The sale, originally slated for Friday, March 6, has been rescheduled until either late June or early July. Quarantine issues for Southern Hemisphere horses were cited as the cause of the rescheduling.
“There was just a problem with quarantine,” the Hong Kong Jockey Club's executive director of racing Andrew Harding told the publication. “Everything's back on track – there was an uncertainty about holding to that date and whilst the Northern Hemisphere horses had arrived, there was some uncertainty around when the Southern Hemisphere horses would arrive.
“We are also in the busy period with the Derby and then some horses arriving for FWD Champions Day, so there are implications there in terms of quarantine. We thought the better course was to push it back.
“We have done it at that time of the year in the past. We had reasons for wanting to do it in early March, but it's perfectly viable to do it later in the season.”
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