Category Archives: JOHN O’SHEA
THE TALE OF TWO CITIES ISSUE
A TALE OF TWO VERY DIFFERENT CITIES. The weekend’s racing in Sydney and Melbourne told a very telling tale of two very, very, different cities. The contrasts went a long way towards explaining why racing in bleak city is able … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOHN O'SHEA, Racing NSW, royal ascot, The horse racing industry
Tagged Earthquake, Godolphin, Guelph, JOHN O'SHEA, Ken Keys, Kerrin McEvoy, Lindsay Park, Melbourne horse racing, Michael Rodd, Mick Burles, Moonee Valley, NSW, PAN SUTONG, Peter Snowden, Rich Enuff, Sydney horse racing, Take Trust In A Gust, The Cleaner
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Tips, tiaras and tantrums at Shatin today
(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) THE FAST TRACKER GOES LOOKING FOR AN ABLE FRIEND. R1 BULLISH SMART An exhibition gallop for the Tony Cruz-trained and Joao Moreira-ridden Bullish Smart. If you get ten cents back on the win, you’ll be laughing- though … Continue reading
VLAHOS AND DARLEY-ANCES
O’SHEA AND DARLEY: A VERY INTERESTING ALLIANCE- AND “DARLEY- ANCE” Bemused would be the appropriate word to describe the impending confirmation out of Darley/Godolphin Dubai HQ that our old sparring partner John “you are all a bunch of fuckwits” O’Shea … Continue reading
LET’S ALL PLAY, “NAME THAT TRAINER”!
In his weekly column, On The Rail in the South China Morning Post, Alan “Hats” Aitken tackled- head-on- the rumors that John O’Shea from Oz aka The Knuckle Dragger to close mates and Charles LoPresti from, er, America, both pictured … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DAVID FERRARIS, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN O'SHEA, The horse racing industry
Tagged ANDREAS SCHUTZ, Autumn Gold, Charles LoPresti, Danny O'Brien, David Ferraris, David Hall, Francis Lui, Gai Waterhouse, horse trainers, JOHN O'SHEA, Paul ‘O Sullivan, Paul Snowden, SEAN WOODS, the Longines Hong Kong Vase, Tony McEvoy
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O’SHEA AND O’BRIEN SETTING SIGHTS ON HONG KONG?
(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) (Source: Daily Telegraph) (Source: The Thorough Bred) While some wait with bated breath for the races from Dubai tonight, Meydan officials announcing a race meeting this October and others shaking their heads at the woeful state of … Continue reading
THE GURU LOOKS BEYOND HAPPY FRIDAY
There’s an invisible and inevitable changing of the guard taking place-and I don’t mean the guards at Buckingham Palace. I mean a changing of the guard taking place in Hong Kong racing where we are seeing one of the most … Continue reading
THE RATHER FLACCID ISSUE.
HIGH COURT WIN FAILS TO STIMULATE EASTER EGGS- AND EASTER SALES. Despite the over the top “spin” by the tight knit alliance of Racing NSW, the Hunter Breeders lobby, the Inglis Sales Company and a vocal minority of Randwick-based “yes … 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 “VERY SILLY PEOPLE” ISSUE
HIGH COURT DECISION SAVES NSW RACING. The High Court decision handed down on Friday dismissing both the Sportsbet and Betfair challenges to the Racing NSW imposition of a 1.5 turnover based product fee for corporate bookmakers, has saved NSW … Continue reading
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