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PARTICIPATION AND BEING PART OF THE WINNING TABLE

By Hans Ebert Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk Think about making music. It usually takes days and months to write and record 4-5 songs. And then what? Where and how is it going to be heard? Sure, there are so many delivery … Continue reading

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HONG KONG RACING: ARE WE IN FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR?

By Hans Ebert If the HKJC needed a belated Christmas present, it arrived with a bow, and some bells and whistles at Friday’s New Year’s Day meeting- a turnover of over $1.5 billion, up 2% from the same meeting last … Continue reading

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KARISMATIC TEETAN: THE MAURITIAN WILD CARD

By Hans Ebert When he rode the first winner on the first day of the 2012-13 season with his very first ride in Hong Kong aboard the David Ferraris-trained Amazing Always, Karis Teetan signalled his arrival in the most competitive … Continue reading

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THE FAST TRACKER BECOMES DEEP AND KINDA FROU FROU

(Courtesy http://www.fasttrack.hk) There’s something happening in racing these days- a vibe- that’s hard to put one’s finger on. Are, for example, we starting to tire of all the “Magic Man” talk? Perhaps even Joao Moreira wants a break from having … Continue reading

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THE FAST TRACKER ON HAPPY WEDNESDAY, HAPPY ROCKY, AND THE MERCURIAL MIRCO

Advice- NOT tips- news, views and weirdness like the one below where Amigo Brett “Lucky” Davis, refusing to exhale, tries to get even more lucky. Race 1 You REALLY want to bet on this race when you could be at … Continue reading

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HONG KONG WONTONS, DING DONGS, THEN SOMES AND DIM SUMS

AN ODD ODE TO LAST SUNDAY It was the Prelude to December 14 And the sun shone brightly last Sunday All the big guns were there to do battle It was a U2 Hum and Rattle Alex Lai won the … Continue reading

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THE TROJAN HORSE IN OZ AND MOREIRA AT HAPPY VALLEY ON SUNDAY

(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) WHYTE, SIZE, ZAC AND THE CHINESE TROJAN HORSE IN OZ. What were once quiet whispers in the all-powerful Chinese racing media that the Douglas Whyte-John Size partnership is on the rocks, has become the LOUDEST whisper. On … Continue reading

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STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH

(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) (Source: Safe Haven) Could Brett Prebble really be thinking about returning and which is perhaps why he’s not riding with the same whim and vigour this season? (Source: Daily Mail) Why is he not riding for John … Continue reading

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