hkjc_track_conditions

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Hong Kong racecourse penetrometer and hammer readings

Track condition readings (penetrometer and hammer) for Hong Kong racecourses. Use this to analyze ground conditions and their correlation with race outcomes. Penetrometer readings indicate turf softness; hammer readings measure firmness. One row per meeting date and venue (readings are taken once per meeting).

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The evidence

Data coverage
Jan 2026 – present
Pass access: Most recent 24 months, rolling · Full Archive: Jan 2026 – present
Volume
49 rows
Last updated
15 July, 2026 (1 week ago)
Schema & column quality (11 columns)
Column Type Description Populated Distinct
race_date DateTime Date of the race meeting
venue_code String Venue code (ST=Sha Tin, HV=Happy Valley)
race_year UInt16 Year of the meeting
race_month UInt8 Month of the meeting (1-12)
penetrometer_reading Nullable(Float64) Penetrometer reading measuring turf softness (higher = softer)
penetrometer_reading_time Nullable(DateTime) Time when penetrometer reading was taken
hammer_reading Nullable(Float64) Hammer reading measuring turf firmness
hammer_reading_time Nullable(DateTime) Time when hammer reading was taken
track_category String Derived track classification (Firm/Good/Good to Soft/Soft/Unknown)
updated_at DateTime Timestamp when record was last scraped
id String Stable unique identifier for this row — the last column of every export. Use it to deduplicate, to key an incremental load, or to reference one specific row. It is additive: the entity and join keys you already use (race_id, horse_id, and the like) are unchanged.

Sample data

Last 12 months of track condition reports, full schema. Going codes, weather, and sectional pace data per race meeting.

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