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ZAC PURTON: MASTER BLASTER AND THE SEASON AHEAD
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk In cricket, scoring a century- a hundred runs- is also known as making a ton.The word is weighty because scoring a ton requires concentration, discipline, a thick skin to take the now obligatory sledging, especially when … Continue reading
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Tagged Brett Prebble, Chris So, Danny Shum, Derek Leung, Designs On Rome, Dylan Mo, Hong Kong, hong kong horse racing, Jack Wong, Joao Moreira, John Moore, John Size, Karis Teetan, Kei Chiong, Matthew Poon, Nash Rawiller, Neil Callan, Philip Robinson, Sam Clipperton, The Melbourne Cup, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton
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CASPAR FOWNES AND HIS TOP 20 CHAMPION HORSES OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk It’s hard to think that he almost didn’t receive his license to train in Hong Kong.There are vague memories of those days when his father Lawrie went to bat for him along with the racing media … Continue reading
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Tagged "Sacred Kingdom", Able Friend, Aerovelocity, Bullish Luck, Caspar Fownes, Designs On Rome, Electronic Unicorn, Fairy King Prawn, GOOD BA BA, happy valley, LUCKY NINE, military attack, Mr Vitality, Oriental Express, Quicken Away, Rapper Dragon, Silent Witness, Vengeance Of Rain, Viva Pataca
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THE FAST TRACKER MAKES A GUEST APPEARANCE AT SHATIN
(Courtesy of Fast Track) There’s no Winx at Shatin- and what a stunning seventeenth consecutive win it was at Randwick yesterday by the Queen Of The Turf. She deserves to be a Dame, your Majesty. What a boost for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Almoonqith, Blake Shinn, David Hall, Derek Leung, Gary Moore, Hit A Home Run, HKJC, James Doyle, Karis Teetan, Michael Chang, Olivier Doleuze, Racing To Win, Rapper Dragon, Shatin, Sunshine Universe, Super Goal, Sydney Cup, Winx
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ZAC PURTON: RISING TO THE OCCASION. AGAIN.
By Hans Ebert Just when you start to think that we’re caught inside of Mobil with the Déjà Vu Blues again, racing in Hong Kong has a habit of reinventing itself to stop the barbarians of boredom from crashing through … Continue reading
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Tagged "LITTLE BRIDGE", Basil Marcus, Caspar Fownes, dennis yip, Doncaster, Douglas Whyte, HAPPY VALLEY RACECOURSE, HKJC, Hong Kong Jockey Premiership, Joao Moreira, Jockey Challenge, Robbie Fradd, Shatin racecourse, Zac Purton
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LONGINES #HKIR: THE WEEK THAT WAKES UP A CITY
By Hans Ebert Melbourne has The Race That Stops A Nation, and Hong Kong has The International Races That Wakes Up A City. With now Longines as its partner and sponsor, the journey for the Hong Kong International Races has … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDEN O'BRIEN, Alan Li, Highland Reel, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Longines, Man Moreira, Noriyuki Hori, Ryan Moore, the Hong Kong Cup, the Hong Kong Mile, the Hong Kong Sprint, the Hong Kong Vase, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Yutaka Take, Zac Purton
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WILL CASPAR FOWNES PROVE TO BE THE KING MAKER ON DECEMBER 7 AT HAPPY VALLEY #HKIR
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk While being crowned King Of The Valley on December 7 at Happy Valley at the end of the Hong Kong International Jockeys’ Competition looks skewed towards the home team comprising Joao Moreira and Zac Purton, who … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrenaline, Brett Prebble, Caspar Fownes, Douglas Whyte, happy valley, HKJC, Hong Kong Derby, Joao Moreira, King Of The Valley, Olivier Delouze, Super Satin, Zac Purton
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THIS YEAR’S INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS COMPETITION ON A HAPPY WEDNESDAY: WHY IT’S SET TO GET PULSES RACING.
By Hans Ebert It’s easy enough to say: Happy Wednesday. Add to that Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong. But how the HKJC created this experience for customers- and just what an entertaining experience it is- would be short-changed if … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrenaline, Beer Garden, Disneyland, Douglas Whyte, happy valley, HAPPY VALLEY RACECOURSE, happy wednesday, HKJC, hong kong horse racing, Joao Moreira, Kei Chiong, Lan Kwai Fong, Soho, Wyndham Street, Zac Purton
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WINX: SIMPLY THE BEST. HOW MANY RACING CLUBS CAN SAY THAT?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Something magical happened at Moonee Valley yesterday. Winx won the Cox Plate- for the second time- and by so doing, transformed the face of racing. How many understand this? That’s debatable. Winx, Hughie Bowman, Chris Waller … Continue reading
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Tagged BEN SO, Chad Schofield, CHRIS WALLER, Cox Plate, Danny Nikolic, Douglas Whyte, Eddie Lai, happy valley, HKJC, Hughie Bowman, Jockey Challenge, Moodie Blues, Moonee Valley, Pakistan Star, Sylvestre de Sousa, Winx
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THE THREE AMIGOS TAKE OVER THE TIPPING DUTIES WITH A SONG IN THEIR HEARTS AND A SHA TIN ON THEIR MINDS
“Whew” is all we can say for turning down an invitation to attend the Caulfield Cup meeting yesterday. Instead, we decided to stay put and study the form for our debut as The Three Amigos of Tipping for today’s races … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheer Win, Cool And Neat, Debutant Starlot, Double Trio, Dylan Mo, Joao Moreira, John Size, Kei Chiong, Keith Yeung, Polymer Luck, Premiere, quinella, Sea Jade, Triple Trio, Xinhang Yarn, Zac Purton
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GIRL POWER TAKES OVER SPRING
BACK WITH EXTRA BITE (AND MORE RELISH) It could not have happened at a better time for Spring Carnival racing after the prolonged trials and tribulations that Australian racing is still plodding through. Saturday’s feature racing in Melbourne and Sydney … Continue reading
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