Tag Archives: Australian racing
ENOUGH. IT’S TIME FOR THE WORLD’S FIRST ONLINE HORSE RACING LIFESTYLE CHANNEL
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk “Racing is in a quandary, Empty racecourses except for those employed to be there and a couple of die-hard old diggers who miss the glory days of Phar Lap, Tulloch and the like. Short sighted racing … Continue reading
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Tagged Alibaba, Amazon, Andrew Catteral, Australian racing, consumer generated content, Dean Pettit, Giles Thompson, Hans Ebert, Horse racing, Jack Ma, marketing, MTV, music industry, online, RACING VICTORIA, Racing.com, Sammy Hyland, SINGAPORE TURF CLUB, social media, sponsorship, YouTube
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THE DAZED AND CONFUSED ISSUE
By Keyser Soze CONFUSION GRIPS AUSTRALIAN RACING If the current Australian political environment has left people confused and vulnerable, then Racing just might be able to help make the situation worse. If backflips are common in politics where leaders have … Continue reading
THE GREAT ESCAPE ISSUE
BACK WITH EXTRA BITE (AND MORE RELISH) ———————————————————- By Keyser Soze RACING.COM’S GREAT ESCAPE Even the great magician and illusionist Harry Houdini would have shuddered at the unnecessarily and inexplicably risky high stakes misadventure played out by racing.com in its … Continue reading
NOT EVEN “THE MESSIAH” CAN MASK CHALLENGES FACING AUSTRALIAN RACING
Racing Australia Chairman John “the messiah” Messara’s keynote address at last week’s 49th International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) conference in Paris painted a very rosy picture of the state of Australian racing. In the art world it would have … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MESSARA, Marketing of horse racing, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged Australian racing, Australian Racing Board, DAMIEN OLIVER, Frankie Dettori, IFHA, International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, JAMES CUMMINGS, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, John Messara, Mackinnon Stakes, Pablo Picasso, Racing NSW, Ryan Moore, SAM KAVANAGH
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THE FEEL GOOD STORIES OF RACING (DO YOU HAVE ANY?)
By Jenny Bridle (Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) With all the negativity coming out of Australian racing these days, it can be challenging to stay focussed on what can be so great about horse racing. In case anyone needs reminding, this is … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry, www.fasttrack.hk
Tagged Australian racing, British horse, Cox Plate, Gordon Lord Byron, Ireland’s Seabiscuit, Jay Ford, Jenny Bridle, Melbourne Cup, Red Cadeaux, Tasmanian Horse of The Year, The Cleaner, Treve, Wise Dan
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THE CATCH 22 ISSUE
ARE THE RULE MAKERS GETTING IT RIGHT? It has become a common practice these days in the Australian racing landscape for new or amended rules of racing to be introduced either nationally, or at a local level, virtually each month. … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, Marketing of horse racing, PETER MOODY, The horse racing industry
Tagged Australian racing, Channel 78, David Hayes, Golden Shaheen, Hunter Valley, John Moore, Peter Moody, Queensland, Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board, Racing NSW, Racing.com, SAM KAVANAGH, sterling city, Tabcorp, Victorian racing
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THE LATE ENTRY OF THE WORLD’S BEST JOCKEY AND THE FAST TRACK HK RACING ROUNDUP
http://www.fasttrack.hk SACRE BLEU, HONG KONG TO HOST IFHA’S “WORLD’S BEST JOCKEY” PRESENTATION! BUT WHO KNEW ABOUT IT? AND WHEN? Some of us only learnt last night that racing’s newest International Award – this one for the already up and running … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian racing, Brett Prebble, Douglas Whyte, Godolphin, Hong Kong Racing, International Federation Of Horse Racing Association, Joao Moreira, JOHN O'SHEA, Joseph O’Brien, Kerrin McEvoy, Neil Callan, World's Best Jockey Award, Zac Purton
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THE GREAT, THE LATE AND GOING TO THE DOGS
1) LAST RACE FEATURE: A WORK IN PROGRESS At Caulfield last week we heard very mixed reviews of the programming decision by the Melbourne and Moonee Valley Race Clubs to program their feature race as the last race on the … Continue reading
THE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD ISSUE
WAGERING TRENDS PROVIDE GLIMMER OF HOPE The wagering figures out of the feature race meetings from the “bleak city” that is Melbourne over the past month offer Australian racing a glimmer of hope for the immediate future. Wagering growth which … Continue reading
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