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FROM OUR VAULTS AND STILL RELEVANT: LOOKING BACK AND AHEAD WITH IRISH BLAZING GUN NEIL CALLAN…
NEIL CALLAN: BLAZING A TRAIL UNDER THE RADAR “Didn’t they say the same thing about Basil Marcus?” Well-known barrister, larger-than-life character and horse owner Kevin Egan, who has seen all sides of horse racing in Hong Kong over very many … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing
Tagged Basil Marcus, Blazing Speed, Brett Prebble, Carson, Cauthen, Dettori, Eddery, Gérald Mossé, Joao Moreira, Joe Mercer, Kevin Egan, Kwangtung Handicap Cup, Mirco Demuro, Neil Callan, of course, Piggott, Standard And Chartered Champions Cup, The Audemars Piguet QE 11 Cup, The Babe, The Longines Jockey Club Cup, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton
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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
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, The horse racing industry
Tagged Able Friend, Bill Nader, Blazing Speed, Bowman, Cheminaud, Criterion, Cruz, Dermot Weld, Dupre, Fabre, Flintshire, Free Eagle, Gold-Fun, Guyon, Hayes, Longines HKIR Gala Dinner, Moore, Moreira, Oliver, Purton, Ryan Moore, Size, Soumillon, Straight Girl, Whyte
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NEIL CALLAN: BLAZING A TRAIL UNDER THE RADAR
“Didn’t they say the same thing about Basil Marcus?” Well-known barrister, larger-than-life character and horse owner Kevin Egan, who has seen all sides of horse racing in Hong Kong over very many years- the good, the bad, the ugly and … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing
Tagged Basil Marcus, Blazing Speed, Brett Prebble, Carson, Cauthen, Dettori, Eddery, Gérald Mossé, Joao Moreira, Joe Mercer, Kevin Egan, Kwangtung Handicap Cup, Mirco Demuro, Neil Callan, of course, Piggott, Standard And Chartered Champions Cup, The Audemars Piguet QE 11 Cup, The Babe, The Longines Jockey Club Cup, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton and
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THE FAST TRACKER HEADS OUT TO A HAPPY WEDNESDAY BOLLYWOOD NIGHT
RACES 1 AND 2 Waaaay too tough. Let’s dance instead. Jai Ho! Jai Ho! Jai Ho! RACE 3 After it scrambled home to win over course and distance at 30 to 1, Sing Sing Sing has not been seen seen … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry, Tony Cruz
Tagged Blazing Speed, Bollywood Night, Brett Prebble, Call Me Achiever, Champion jockey, Chris So, David Hall, Douglas Whyte, Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions And Chaters Cup, happy wednesday, Helene Super Star, Hit A Home Run, John Size, Me Tsui, Nash Rawiller, Rainbow Fighter, Sing Sing Sing, six up, THOR THE GREATEST, TOMMY BERRY, Tony Cruz, Triple Trio
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CALLAN ANSWERS THE QUESTION, “WHO’S THE BOSS?”
If those who saw the television promo spot for the Audemars Piguet QE 11 Cup shuddered and thought it was somewhat gloomy and slightly spooky, then the racing on Sunday at Shatin continued with the weirdness and surrrealism of it … Continue reading
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, zac purton
Tagged Audemars Piguet QE 11 Cup, Blazing Speed, David Raphael, Dundonnell, Joao Moreira, military attack, Neil Callan, Packing Pins, RICHARD GIBSON, Rubick, Sprint Cup, TOMMY BERRY, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton
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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
Posted in brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, NASH RAWILLER, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, zac purton
Tagged Alex Lai, Blazing Speed, Brett Prebble, Buffering, CHRISTIAN REITH, Designs On Rome, HK International Sprint, Joao Moreira, John Moore, Line Seeker, LUCKY NINE, military attack, Mirco Demuro, Packing Pins, RNSW, Robert Heathcliff, TOMMY BERRY, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton
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CRUZ CONTROL AND THE GOOD AMBASSADORS OF HK RACING
When Peniaphobia won the 1200 metres Jockey Club Sprint on Sunday, that cheering squad in one’s heart and head let out an almighty roar. Firstly, it was a Katy Perry roar, a fist pump and two thumbs up to see … Continue reading
Posted in casper fownes, DAVID FERRARIS, DOUGLAS WHYTE, FELIX COETZEE, GERARD MOSSE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, Tony Cruz
Tagged ALVIN NG, Blazing Speed, california memory, Carson, Caspar Fownes, Cauthen, CHRISTIAN REITH, David Ferraris, Douglas Whyte, Eddery, Felix Coetzee, Joao Moreira, Jockey Club Sprint, Keith Yeung, MARCO CHUI, Matthew Chadwick, Multivictory, Neil Callan, Peniaphobia, Piggott, Silent Witness, Teofilo Calva, Tony Cruz
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STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH 5
(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) Quote of the week comes from trainer Tony Millard after he had to withdraw his Ambitious Dragon from the Gold Cup due to an injury sustained after its last run: “The stewards grilled my jockey, Zac Purton, … Continue reading
Posted in AMBITIOUS DRAGON, brett prebble, casper fownes, dennis yip, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, zac purton
Tagged 2013 Hong Kong BMW Derby, AMBITIOUS DRAGON, Blazing Speed, Brett Prebble, Caspar Fownes, dennis yip, John Moore, the Gold Cup, TONY MILLARD, Umberto Rispoli, Zac Purton
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