Category Archives: the guru

WHY YOU SHOULD BE UP FOR A HAPPY WEDNESDAY AND TONIGHT’S HONG KONG IJC CHALLENGE.

Posted on December 9, 2014 by RacingB*tch

THINGS TO DO AT TONIGHT’S BUDDA-BING-BUDDA-BANG RACE MEETING… *Get to the races early. Traffic is usually hell between 4-6pm when taxis are sparse, cars and vans and snails crawl up to through Causeway Bay to Sports Road, and remember that … Continue reading →

Posted in casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, the guru, The horse racing industry, zac purton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

THE GURU LOOKS AT SHATIN ON SUNDAY

Posted on March 15, 2013 by RacingB*tch

(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) Before looking at the racing on Sunday, let’s not forget Matty Chadwick’s quite incredible ride on Little Rainforest which he took to the front from barrier 12, kept way in front and, for a while, reminded me … Continue reading →

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THE GURU LOOKS BACK AT SHATIN ON SUNDAY

Posted on March 11, 2013 by RacingB*tch

(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) At Flemington yesterday, it was, largely, the Craig Williams Show- the jockey riding four winners- and two Group 1 cameos by Craig “Froggie” Newitt to take out the Newmarket aboard Shamexpress and Michael Rodd, below, at his … Continue reading →

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THE GURU ON TUESDAY’S YEAR OF THE SNAKE MEETING

Posted on February 10, 2013 by RacingB*tch

Whenever I feel like a bad khorma, Birdie Num Num comes to me and starts speaking words of bloody good wisdom. This week, he brought Papa Dum to the ashram who stared at me like a crow look at murder … Continue reading →

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THE GURU TACKLES THE RUMOUR MONGERS!

Posted on January 26, 2013 by RacingB*tch

(Source: Smart Kit) Goodness gracious me and grab my birdie num num until it chirps, but there was so much bad lamb khorma going around at Happy Valley last Wednesday. (Source: MMC Millies House) It was definitely an Unhappy Valley … Continue reading →

Posted in casper fownes, dennis yip, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, Mitchell Beadman, the guru, The horse racing industry, www.fasttrack.hk | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

THE GURU AT SHATIN ON SUNDAY‏

Posted on January 20, 2013 by RacingB*tch

After the Lance Armstrong interview with Oprah where he said nothing new and while I wait for his former girlfriend Sheryl Crow to really tell it like it is and the weird story of the fake girlfriend of NFL football … Continue reading →

Posted in AMBITIOUS DRAGON, brett prebble, casper fownes, dennis yip, DOUGLAS WHYTE, GERARD MOSSE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN SIZE, the guru, Tony Cruz, TONY MILLARD, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

THE GURU LOOKS AT SHATIN ON SUNDAY‏

Posted on January 18, 2013 by RacingB*tch

Twitterdom and horse racing have its good sides- an almost overload of information at your fingertips- but, alas, social media is also being plagued by one of horse racing’s greatest threats: Pettiness. It’s where the same old cliques from Singapore, … Continue reading →

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THE GURU LOOKS AT CROSS BETTING AND HAPPY VALLEY

Posted on January 9, 2013 by RacingB*tch

When turnover is up by over a Big Whoppering 11%, but attendance is down and your two main draw cards- Zachariah “Zeek” The Kid and Douglas “Whytey” Whyte aka Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid- are missing in action through … Continue reading →

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THE GURU LOOKS AT SHATIN ON SUNDAY

Posted on January 4, 2013 by RacingB*tch

The naming of horses has always made me wonder, especially as I tried to name one A Horse With No Name and was knocked back as it was thought that this might confuse listeners. As for other names, some are … Continue reading →

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THE GURU LOOKS BACK AT NEW YEAR’S DAY AT SHATIN

Posted on January 2, 2013 by RacingB*tch

While the pro-CY Leung protesters were clashing with the anti-CY Leung protesting with many doth protesteth too much about Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive and his illegal structures, over 60, 000 others had got their priorities right: They were at … Continue reading →

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