Tag Archives: Bart Leisher

HONG KONG RACING: BACK TO THE FUTURE

Posted on October 4, 2016 by RacingB*tch

By Hans Ebert When, for some of us longtime Hong Kong Belongers, our parents, and those whom we respectfully called “aunties” and “uncles”, had the clout to get us 15-year-olds into places like the Craigengower Cricket Club Box (CCC) at … Continue reading →

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TEN QUESTIONS WITH BRENT “THE BABE” THOMSON

Posted on April 12, 2016 by RacingB*tch

Following Michael Felgate’s excellent interview today on RSN with our great friend Brent Thomson, we thought we’d publish this post on “The Babe” again for those who might have missed it the first time around. Enjoy! The first time I … Continue reading →

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CHINESE JOCKEYS: YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW‏

Posted on October 19, 2015 by RacingB*tch

By Hans Ebert There’s something about the term “local rider” that’s almost derogatory, or, perhaps, dismissive, and one would have thought that, by now in this age of technology and, as Doors once sang about breaking through to the other … Continue reading →

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TEN QUESTIONS WITH BRENT “THE BABE” THOMSON

Posted on August 14, 2015 by RacingB*tch

The first time I saw, who turned out to be Brent Thomson, was at the Kato Bar at Shatin Racecourse, everyone’s favourite watering hole at the time to meet after the races and celebrate or wallow in the miseries of … Continue reading →

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BASIL MARCUS AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN INVASION OF HONG KONG

Posted on August 27, 2014 by RacingB*tch

He wasn’t the prettiest jockey to watch- in my books, that honour belonged to the hugely talented, enigmatic, and also highly precocious Eric Saint Martin- but horses travelled for Basil Marcus, another in a long line of South African jockeys, … Continue reading →

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ZAC IS BACK (THOUGH HE NEVER LEFT)

Posted on October 1, 2013 by RacingB*tch

It was Mark Twain who reminded everyone that rumors of his death had been vastly exaggerated. At Shatin on National Day, Zac Purton reminded those and their loudest whispers that he was going through a “dry spell” that every dry … Continue reading →

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A HONG KONG HORSE OPERA

Posted on April 9, 2013 by RacingB*tch

If one were to ever produce a documentary about horse racing in Hong Kong when the sport was pretty much part of the Wild East or close to the taming of the West, the cast would feature the obvious names. … Continue reading →

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