Tag Archives: ALAN AITKEN
THE AUSTRALIA-HONG KONG IMPASSE (AND THE ROARING SILENCE)
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk There’s a roaring silence amongst the racing media in the land Down Under surrounding the “temporary” suspension of exporting horses from Australia to Hong Kong- and vice versa- and what this really means and where it … Continue reading
CONQUERING HORSE RACING’S GREAT DIVIDE
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
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES
Tagged ALAN AITKEN, happy wednesday, HKJC, Hong Kong, Horse racing, Joao Moreira, Karis Teetan, Robyn Louw, TOMMY BERRY, Winx
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Rapper Dragon and that feeling of loss…
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk There are those days when nothing goes right. Then, it gets even worse. Sunday at Sha Tin was one of those days that had Bob Dylan singing, “It’s getting dark, too dark to see” in my … Continue reading
BRING ON HONG KONG’S STAR WARS: THE 2017 BMW HONG KONG DERBY
By Hans Ebert It’s Star Wars this afternoon starring the best four year old gallopers to make the grade in Hong Kong. After months of wondering who’ll make the cut, weeks of reading about the runners’ chances from their trainers, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE
Tagged 2017 BMW Hong Kong Derby, ALAN AITKEN, Ben Melham, Danny Shum, David Morgan, Eagle Way, Gary Portelli, HKJC, Hong Kong Derby, HUGH BOWMAN, Joao Moreira, John Moore, MACAU JOCKEY CLUB, Pakistan Star, RACING VICTORIA, Rapper Dragon, Rosehill, Seasons Bloom, She Will Reign, Tabcorp, Tony Cruz, Winx
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THE TWISTED PLOT TO DISCREDIT DOUGLAS WHYTE
By Hans Ebert Hong Kong is a small place. Too small and where jealousy and even penis envy come into play. Take away the Chinese racing media, which is far more influential than some gweilos- foreigners- with a petty axe … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Mitchell Beadman
Tagged ALAN AITKEN, Clint Hutchison, Dougie Whyte, Jungle Johnny, Michael Cox, Mitchell Beadman
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THE “SPINNING OUTTA CONTROL” ISSUE
Racing writer Alan Aitken wrote an interesting piece in Hong Kong’s Morning Post last week. It was a very looooooong piece that went from the win of Dim Sum at the Lunar New Year Meeting to the local constabulary making … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, Victorian Racing Club
Tagged ALAN AITKEN, BRETT DAVIS, DARREN FLINDELL, Douglas Whyte, Greg Cheyne, HKJC, HORSE RACING IN CHINA, JENNY CHAPMAN, Michael Rodd, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, RACING VICTORIA, SHANE WARNE AND LIZ HURLEY, Weichong Marwing
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