Tag Archives: Brent Thomson
THE GAUCH: ONWARDS AND UPWARDS
By Hans Ebert Call them part of the Old School of horse racing, but, like in music, and every art and sport, there’s no substitute for experience, and still so much that can be learned from them- racing heroes and … Continue reading
THE WELFARE OF OUR STATE
By Robyn Louw Many years ago, we were away on a family holiday along with my aunt and younger cousins. The baby of the family was at that exploratory stage where they were still finding out about their body and … Continue reading
THE HONG KONG RACING COVERAGE ISSUE
By Hans Ebert It’s at the Emerald Hotel that many of the Melbourne racing crowd meet, and the joint has a certain, well, lived in atmosphere. It’s rustic- and a little rusty, but no one seems to mind. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Brent Thomson, CAULFIELD, Chairman’s Sprint Prize, Champions Mile, Corey Brown, Danny Nikolic, Darren Gauci, David Hayes, Derek Leung, Emerald Hotel, GLEN BOSS, HKJC, Michael Rodd, QE 11 Cup, Racing.com, Randwick, Steven King, Tabcorp, WILLIAM PIKE, yes
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South African Influence on Hong Kong Racing: The Journey Continues
By Hans Ebert When Richard Fourie, Douglas Whyte and Karis Teetan rode their winners at Shatin on Sunday- four in all with Fourie taking out the feature event- the Sa Sa Ladies Purse on Top Act- they were carrying on … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged Anton Marcus, Basil Marcus, Brent Thomson, Brian Kan, David Hayes, Douglas Whyte, Dubai Sheema Classic, Felix Coetzee, GLYN SCHOFIELD, HKIR, Hong Kong Jockey Premiership, Ivan Allen, Jeff Lloyd, Joao Moreira, Karis Teetan, Marcus Jooste, Mike De Kock, Richard Fourie, Robbie Fradd, Sa Sa Ladies Purse, Tony Cruz, Top Act, Zac Purton
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HORSE RACING: HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO (INCLUDING EFFECTIVELY MARKETING CO-MINGLING)
Back in the day, Bonnie Tyler channeled Rod Stewart and made an impassioned plea via her song, “Holding Out For A Hero”. If ever horse racing needed a theme song, this is it- a sport sorely lacking in heroes, and, … Continue reading
Posted in FRANKIE DETTORI, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Ahmed Zayat, American Pharoah, Black Caviar, Bob Baffert, Brent Thomson, Christophe Soumillon, Deep Impact, FRANKEL, Frankie Dettori, George Moore, Joao Moreira, Kingston Town, lester piggott, Michael Kinane, Pat Eddery, Phar Lap, Ryan Moore, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Silent Witness, Steve Cauthen, Victor Espinoza
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