Tag Archives: DAMIEN OLIVER
DOUGLAS WHYTE: FULL STEAM AHEAD IN THE GROUP 1 RAILWAY STAKES IN PERTH
By Hans Ebert The big news for Hong Kong racing fans so far this week was Douglas Whyte leading all the way to land the Group 1 Railway Stakes in Perth yesterday- the second time he’s won a Group 1 … Continue reading
THE “IT’S ALL ABOUT TIMING” ISSUE
By Keyser Soze WHIPPING UP A FRENZY- WHEN THE HORSE HAS BOLTED. Racing Australia’s predictable rejection of the eleventh hour changes to the whips rules proposed by the Jockeys Association surprised nobody. With the support of all State Governing Bodies, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged DAMIEN OLIVER, Des O’Keefe, Guyon, Jockeys Association, Moreira, Mosse, Racing Australia, Red Cadeaux, Richard Hughes, RSN, Shane O, The Melbourne Cup, VRC, Whyte, Zac Purton
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THE OF MICE AND MEN AND WHIPS AND DINOSAURS ISSUE
JOCKEYS WELCOME THE AGE OF THE DINOSAUR It would be mission impossible for even the best spin doctor in the world to have masked the massive dummy spit by the jockeys and their Association Executive Des O’Keefe over Racing Australia’s … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Horse Racing, JOHN MESSARA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Australian Jockeys Association, DAMIEN OLIVER, Des O’Keefe, Douglas Whyte, John Messara, Melbourne Cup, Racing Australia, RACING VICTORIA, Tabcorp, Tattersalls, Telebet, Victorian Tourism Awards, VRC
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THE ROB MONTGOMERY WHIPPERSNAPPER ISSUE
By Keyser Soze WHO IS ROB MONTGOMERY? We’ve never heard of him, and it’s doubtful if others have, but apparently Rob Montgomery is a senior member of the Victorian stewards panel. Perhaps he doesn’t know that himself, if his comments … Continue reading
Posted in BLACK CAVIAR, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, Marketing of horse racing, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged American Pharoah, Black Caviar, Chad Schofield, DAMIEN OLIVER, Douglas Whyte, Emirates Stakes, Gérald Mossé, happy valley, Joao Moreira, Kim Kelly, Melbourne Cup, Melbourne Cup Carnival, MICHELLE PAYNE, PAN SUTONG, Rob Montgomery, RSN, Shannon Hope, Troy Grant, Zac Purton
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NOT EVEN “THE MESSIAH” CAN MASK CHALLENGES FACING AUSTRALIAN RACING
Racing Australia Chairman John “the messiah” Messara’s keynote address at last week’s 49th International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) conference in Paris painted a very rosy picture of the state of Australian racing. In the art world it would have … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MESSARA, Marketing of horse racing, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged Australian racing, Australian Racing Board, DAMIEN OLIVER, Frankie Dettori, IFHA, International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, JAMES CUMMINGS, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, John Messara, Mackinnon Stakes, Pablo Picasso, Racing NSW, Ryan Moore, SAM KAVANAGH
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NEW JOCKEYS: WHO IS REALLY READY TO BOARD HONG KONG’S STARSHIP ENTERPRISE?
It’s all about putting in the hard work- and by that, it’s not just about turning up for trackwork and making one’s self available for rides. It’s about how you go out there and promote and market yourself to owners, … Continue reading
Posted in casper fownes, dennis yip, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry, zac purton
Tagged Akeed Mofeed, Blake Shinn, BMW Hong Kong Derby, Brent Thomson, BRENTON AVDULLA, CHRIS PARNHAM, Corey Brown, DAMIEN OLIVER, Danielle Johnston, Danny Brereton, Danny Nikolic, Darren Beadman, Darren Gauci, Douglas Whyte, Dwayne Dunn, Hong Kong Racing, Hughie Bowman, James Winks, John Moore, John Size, Karis Teetan, KEVIN MOSES, Mark Zahra, Michael Rodd, Neil Callan, Peter Miers, Richard Fourie, RICHARD GIBSON, Steven King, TOMMY BERRY, TONY MILLARD, Tye Angland, Zac Purton
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THE “CHAMPIONSHIPS”: CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE CALLED ROYAL RANDWICK
“What a crap way to end a crap day of racing!” Disgruntled punter after Day One of “the championships”. And it came to pass that on Easter Monday, April 7, 2015, Day One of “the championships” finally got underway as … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, brett prebble, casper fownes, dennis yip, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Able Friend, Almond Lee, Andrew Webster, Best Jade Triumph, Brett Prebble, Brucie Clark, CHRIS WALLER, Country Melody, DAMIEN OLIVER, DARREN FLINDELL, Dashing Fellow, Deane Lester, Gai Waterhouse, Greg Miles, Happy Agility, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, JOHN O'SHEA, RNSW, Rouge Et Blanc, Royal Randwick, The Doncaster, Top Bonus, Zac Purton
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MOREIRA, MAGIC AND WHAT NEXT?
It’s quite unbelievable to think that Joao Moreira and Zac Purton have ridden eighteen of the last 29 winners at the past three race meetings. The Magic Man rode a record equalling Six Up at Shatin the Sunday before and … Continue reading
10 QUESTIONS WITH DANIEL MOOR
Daniel Moor is not a household name in the Melbourne jockey ranks. Yet. It’s fair to say, he’s been chipping away over the past few years with success- and more and more of the successful trainers in Melbourne are voting … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged A.P McCoy, Christoph Soumillion, Damian Lane, DAMIEN OLIVER, DANIEL MOOR, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Dettori, Freedman Brothers, GARY STEVENS, Joao Moreira, Kerrin McEvoy, Mick Price, ROBERT SMERDON, Ryan Moore, Zac Purton
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THE HAPPY WINSDAY GORILLAZ WARFARE ISSUE
HORSE RACING AND GORILLAZ WARFARE There’s A Tale Of Two Cities, and, hopefully, this can be a Tale Of Two Brands (and one band) that can take horse racing, via the HKJC’s successful Happy Wednesday brand, to boldly go where … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, GERARD MOSSE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged Bill Burnett, Blake Shinn, Brent Thomson, Brett Prebble, Chris Munce, DAMIEN OLIVER, Danny Brereton, Danny Nikolic, Darren Beadman, Dwayne Dunn, Gary Moore, geoff lane, GLEN BOSS, Glyn Pretty, GORILLAZ, Greg Hall, happy wednesday, HKJC, Hughie Bowman, KEVIN MOSES, Leon Fox, Mark DeMontfort, MARK RILEY, Mark Zahra, Mauritian jockey, Michael Rodd, Mosse, Nash Rawiller, Neil Callan, Nick Ryan, Nooresh Juglall, Olivier Doleuze, Peter Leyshan, Peter Miers, Randwick, Ray Setches, Rod Staples, Shane Dye, Stephen Baster, Steven King, Tye Angland
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