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Horse racing offers ample tips for this fund

Alex Wong's Ample Capital beat 99 per cent of its peers over 5 years

Published Thu, Jan 5, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Hong Kong

WHEN top Hong Kong investor Alex Wong scours financial data looking for promising returns, he draws on a long history of judging probabilities.

As a pre-teen watching Jockey Club horse races, he learned that it all came down to the pricing. "At first of course you want to win, and you bet for the horse that is most likely to win - but gradually you would know that's not the way to play," said Mr Wong, now 48. "You have to find the odds which are more favourable to you."

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