The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges elected VP of International Horse Sports Confederation
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s CEO, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, has been elected Vice-President of the International Horse Sports Confederation (IHSC).
Co-founded by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) in 2013, the IHSC aims to encourage cooperation and the exchange of information on all matters of mutual interest between the IFHA and the FEI, as well as to represent the collective interests of the horse industry with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and other international bodies.
Engelbrecht-Bresges, who has headed HKJC since 2007, already serves as Chair of the IFHA and Chairman of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF). Prior to being elected as the Vice-President of the IHSC, he served as the standing representative of the IFHA on the IHSC General Assembly.