Romantic Warrior (No. 2) with James McDonald won the HK$34 million ($4.4 million) G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup (2,000 meters) at Sha Tin Racecourse during Sunday’s Longines Hong Kong International Races event. Photo: Courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club

Jockey Ryan Moore rode Wellington to victory in the HK$24 million G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1,200-meter) race. Photo: Courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club

California Spangle with Zac Purton (No. 2) denied Golden Sixty a third consecutive win in the HK$30 million G1 Longines Hong Kong (1,600-meter) race. Photo: Courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club

Win Marilyn (center) from Japan claimed victory in the HK$22 million G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase (2,400-meter) race with Jockey Damian Lane. Photo: Courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club

Jockey Joao Moreira bids farewell to spectators. He has claimed more than 1,230 victories and four jockey championships in his career. The event is part of his farewell tour before retirement. Photo: Courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club

Many people were able to attend the races as Hong Kong abolished compulsory quarantine for arrivals from abroad and the Chinese mainland on Sept. 23. Photo: Wen Simin/Caixin

Sunday’s event attracted more than 45,000 participants to the Sha Tin Racecourse, and turnover for the event hit a record of HK$1.73 billion. Photo: Courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club

Guests including Eric Chan (left third in the front row), chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong special administrative region, pose for a group photo during the event’s opening ceremony. Photo: Courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club