Category Archives: DARREN BEADMAN
RACING IN WA AND RODNEY DANGERFIELD
It’s a pity if the thinking is that because that, well, this is how it’s always been, so why change now is why racing in Western Australia continues to be the Rodney Dangerfield of racing in Oz- getting no respect … Continue reading
THE GURU ON SHATIN ON SUNDAY AND OTHER WTF VIEWS
THE GURU ON SHATIN ON SUNDAY AND OTHER WTF VIEWS TVN’s race caller extraordinaire Terry Bailey leaves me stone cold at the best of times and makes Hong Kong’s Brett Davies sound like Ian Craig, but he-and TVN- outdid himself … Continue reading
THE KINDA ODD ISSUES ISSUE
BOOKIES BOSS IS WAY OFF THE RAILS The silly season has arrived prematurely, or so you would think after reading the extraordinary comments on the vexed issue of corruption in racing attributed to Victorian Bookmakers boss Lyndon Hsu in last … Continue reading
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THE ANNUAL FAST TRACK AND RACINGB*TCH AWARDS FOR THE HONG KONG 2011-2012 SEASON
Before the Hong Kong Jockey Club gives out its annual awards after the embarrassing spectacle of seeing jockeys filmed begging people to vote for them to be Hong Kong’s “most popular jockey”- truly cringe-worthy stuff that has been around for … Continue reading
THE BRAVE NEW WORLD ISSUE
Some of us were watching the latest installment of an inter-active video created for what was a dying brand- Tipp-ex- and which went viral when it first came out in 2010 and called “A Hunter Shoots A Bear”. http://socialtimes.com/tipp-ex-youtube-campaign_b21887 … Continue reading
THE “IT’S A WORRY” ISSUE
DO RACING’S MARKETERS REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING? We often write about the V’landy’s, the”E.B’s”, the Massaras, the Napthines etc, but what about those worker bees- those working for these people and to whom the marketing of racing is entrusted? … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, CRAIG WILLIAMS, DAMIEN OLIVER, DARREN BEADMAN, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Gai Waterhouse, GUCCI, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, JAMES MCDONALD, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN O'SHEA, MACAU CASINOS, MARK PEGUS, Marketing of horse racing, Music Industry, NEIL PAINE, PETER MOODY, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, RICHARD CALLANDER, ROLLING STONES, SWEET ORANGE, Victorian Racing Club, www.fasttrack.hk
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BREAKING NEWS: BEADMAN THROWN OFF HORSE IN TRIALS.
Darren Beadman got thrown off a horse at the trials this morning and has been taken to hospital with a possible fractured cheekbone and other injuries. Damien Oliver is on standby to fly over and take his rides at Shatin … Continue reading
Posted in DAMIEN OLIVER, DARREN BEADMAN
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THE “VISIONARY AND DULLARDS” ISSUE
We have received almost a suspiciously jealous glut of emails asking what makes Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, CEO of the HKJC, a visionary in the racing industry. Well, the easy answer is that since “E.B” as he is popularly known, doesn’t wear … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, BLACK CAVIAR, CHRIS WALLER, DAMIEN OLIVER, DARREN BEADMAN, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, MACAU CASINOS, MICHAEL OWEN, MOONEE VALLEY, PETER MOODY, SWITCHEROONIE, Victorian Racing Club, WAYNE ROONEY, WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES, www.fasttrack.hk
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