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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

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CO-MINGLING: WHAT’S IN A WORD?

By Hans Ebert Gawd knows, it’s been written about enough- sometimes as “commingling”, other times as “co-mingling”- but, other than the really hardcore punter, or Ye Olde School mainstream racing writer, what does this actually mean? Has this strange word, … Continue reading

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THE “ELLO ELLO MUSICAL” ISSUE

It sounds simple enough: The words “horse racing” and “gambling” must no longer go hand-in-hand. Why? ‘cos it’s “old school”, it’s “uncool” and without losing this albatross, the horse racing industry will always have the anti-gambling lobby up its bum. … Continue reading

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THE “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE” ISSUE

BLACK CAVIAR: A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE She is to racing what Shane Warne was to cricket, what David Beckham is to Soccer, what Roger Federer was to tennis, what “Tiger” was to golf and what John C Holmes … Continue reading

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