Tag Archives: Bill Nader

SRI LANKA: THE NEW LOCATION FOR THE WORLD’S RICHEST HORSE RACE AND GREATEST RIDE IN THE WORLD?

By Frank Lee Trillington It has been in the works for three years, but now with the soon-to-be opening in Colombo, Sri Lanka of the Sapphire Sri Lanka Gemstone Racing Club (SSLGRC) it’s all systems go with such ambitious plans … Continue reading

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WE CAN ONLY WISH

By Hans Ebert Of course, it’s about the horses- Blazing Speed, Flintshire, Able Friend, Gold-Fun, Straight Girl, Free Eagle, Criterion etc- and the riders- Moreira, Guyon, Purton, Whyte, Cheminaud, Ryan Moore, Bowman, Oliver, Soumillon- and the trainers- Fabre, Dupre, Dermot … Continue reading

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THE CH-CH-CH-CH-CHANGES ISSUE

RACING MINISTER FLEXES HIS MUSCLES. NSW Racing Minister Troy Grant, below, should be commended for ensuring that the Provincial and Country sectors of NSW racing will not continue to be forgotten in the indecently hasty scramble to make the Championships … Continue reading

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OUR PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEW HK RACING SEASON

 * This uniquely named gentleman will join JoJo McKinnon for all simultaneous broadcasts of races. * The HKJC introduces another unique way for newbies to understand horses and horse racing. *Zac Purton decides The Ice Bucket Challenge has run its … Continue reading

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NURTURING THE BUSINESS SIDE OF RACING‏

The weekend saw a feast of racing throughout the world- some more important than the others, but all part of the whole in bringing the currently splintered racing world together in order to create a robust industry and where, perhaps, … Continue reading

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RACING CLUBS: LOOKING FOR ANSWERS WITH ALL THE WRONG PEOPLE

What many in racing are trying so desperately to do- connect with the next generation of race-goers-and others so transparently trying to jump on some bandwagon that doesn’t even exist and jockeying to be seen as visionaries is both laughable … Continue reading

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RICHARD GIBSON AND HIS POLLY WANTS A CRACKER

It’s not been that great a week for racing news- injuries to Ambitious Dragon and the great Frankie- but, at least trainer Richard Gibson has given us something to squawk about: His pet parrot- or, to be more precise, having … Continue reading

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A DUMMIES GUIDE TO HORSE RACING (PART 3)

(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) We were actually thinking that the word “dummies” might be taken as derogatory until we received so much feedback from, well, dummies, about horse racing wanting to know the basics of the sport that we shall continue … Continue reading

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