Category Archives: WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES

CONQUERING HORSE RACING’S GREAT DIVIDE

Posted on October 20, 2017 by RacingB*tch

By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk It’s been asked here before and it will keep being asked as time is running out: Why can’t horse racing, meaning racing clubs, attract good creative talent- creative in all its many ways where management and … Continue reading →

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THE FUTURE OF HORSE RACING: WHO IS LEADING THE CHARGE?

Posted on September 29, 2017 by RacingB*tch

By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Marketing, especially music marketing, it’s what I do, and probably do best though some women might disagree about that. The rest of the time, I write- blogs, short stories, poems, songs and am currently putting together … Continue reading →

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WHERE TO NEXT, KEMO SABAY?

Posted on August 28, 2017 by RacingB*tch

By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk While watching whatever that was between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor happening in Vegas, someone in our group in Colombo started talking about sports and athletes, and, looking in my direction, asked if it’s the “duty” … Continue reading →

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THE BACK WITH A VENGEANCE ISSUE

Posted on February 10, 2017 by RacingB*tch

By Hans Ebert BACK WITH EXTRA BITE (AND MORE RELISH) CAN RACING SURVIVE THE CHALLENGE OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER? It’s just little over a month since we farewelled 2016, and yet it seems so long ago. Perhaps when historians … Continue reading →

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THE MAN THAT IS WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES

Posted on November 29, 2016 by RacingB*tch

By Hans Ebert Meet Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges- not the Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges everyone can read about on the Hong Kong Jockey Club website, Google, or through Wikipedia, but more about the man behind the man who has the very challenging role of … Continue reading →

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RACING IN KOREA: A GANGNAM STYLE INTERNATIONAL SURPRISE

Posted on September 14, 2016 by RacingB*tch

By Hans Ebert After the facile win of Hong Kong’s eight-year-old dirt specialist Super Jockey last weekend in the inaugural running of the US $700,000 Group 1 Korean Sprint, one cannot help but think that this could be the the … Continue reading →

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AND THEY’RE OFF! HONG KONG RACING TAKES THE HIGH ROAD INTO THE FUTURE

Posted on September 2, 2016 by RacingB*tch

(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) By Hans Ebert It seems like it’s been a very short break between the end of last season and the start today in Sha Tin of the new Hong Kong racing season. Why is the new season … Continue reading →

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AND THE GOLD BAUHINIA STAR GOES TO…

Posted on July 2, 2016 by RacingB*tch

By Hans Ebert Let’s just hope that Hong Kong Jockey Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges being awarded a prestigious Gold Bauhinia Star last week in the Hong Kong government’s annual and exclusive list of those who have contributed towards enhancing the … Continue reading →

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CHANGING THE FACE OF SPONSORSHIP IN HORSE RACING

Posted on May 5, 2016 by RacingB*tch

By Hans Ebert Almost two decades ago, a group of us, including a few jockeys from the land Down Under then riding in Macau, were talking about sponsorship- the sponsorship of jockeys, and how this could work. The discussion didn’t … Continue reading →

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RACING TO WIN AND WHINE AND VIVA THE ALFONSO

Posted on March 7, 2016 by RacingB*tch

By Hans Ebert Life is already confusing enough when Presidential more-than-hopeful Donald Trump starts defending his small hands and assuring American voters that everything else about him is huge. There are then the serial rants on Twitter from Kanye West … Continue reading →

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