Tag Archives: Danny Nikolic
14 THINGS TO FEAR IN HORSE RACING (PART ONE)
*A fifteen minute standup comedy routine by Ryan Moore at the annual gala dinner during Longines Hong Kong International Races. *Danny Nikolic popping up as The Bachelor. *RNSW booking a Milli Vanilli tribute band to attract millennials to the races. … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Gai Waterhouse, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOHN MESSARA, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Canterbury, Danny Nikolic, Gai Waterhouse, Gary Moore, Gosford, Hawksbury, John Messara, Kembla, Longines Hong Kong International Races, Melbourne Cup, Nash Rawiller, Neil Callan, Newcastle, Nick Columb, Peter Moody, Randwick, RNSW, Rosehill, Ryan Moore, Sammy Hyland, Zac Purton
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WINX: SIMPLY THE BEST. HOW MANY RACING CLUBS CAN SAY THAT?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Something magical happened at Moonee Valley yesterday. Winx won the Cox Plate- for the second time- and by so doing, transformed the face of racing. How many understand this? That’s debatable. Winx, Hughie Bowman, Chris Waller … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, MOONEE VALLEY, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged BEN SO, Chad Schofield, CHRIS WALLER, Cox Plate, Danny Nikolic, Douglas Whyte, Eddie Lai, happy valley, HKJC, Hughie Bowman, Jockey Challenge, Moodie Blues, Moonee Valley, Pakistan Star, Sylvestre de Sousa, Winx
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ALL A TWITTER. BUT WHAT’S IT GOING TO CHANGE?
BACK WITH EXTRA BITE (AND MORE RELISH) All publicity is not good publicity, especially in today’s social media-driven world. Just look at the oh-so-public fallouts between Taylor Swift and Kanye West and Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift, the merciful breakup … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Tagged Brett Prebble, Caspar Fownes, Danny Nikolic, David Hall, Douglas Whyte, Eddie Hayson, happy wednesday, Hong Kong Jockey Premiership, Jockey Challenge, Mark Zahra, MICHELLE PAYNE, National Day Cup, Oktoberfest, Racing in Australia, Richie Sambora, TIM CLARK
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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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A DIFFERENT LOOK AT THE 2016 BMW HK DERBY AND A TALE OF TWO CITIES CALLED HONG KONG
By Hans Ebert Let’s face it, if you were born after The Handover in 1997, there’s not a helluva lot to do in Hong Kong other that being dragged kicking and screaming by the girlfriend to shop till you drop, … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz
Tagged BMW Hong Kong Derby, BMW Hong Kong Derby 2016, Brett Prebble, Chad Schofield, Cheng Tai-chee, Danny Brereton, Danny Nikolic, DARRYL HOLLAND, Derek Currie, ERIC SAINT MARTIN, Gary Moore, Gavin Lerena, HKJC, HUGH BOWMAN, Ivan Allen, Jerry Ng Chi-lam, Johnny Roe, Johnson Chan, Keith Yeung, Ken Martinus, Kenny Kwok, Philip Robinson, Steven King, Tony Cruz, Tye Angland, Walter Gerrard, Werther
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TIME FOR SOME IN HK RACING TO GET OFF THEIR HIGH HORSES
Hypocrisy and phoniness are, of course, rampant in every aspect of life, though it has to be said that the world of horse racing does a very good job of sticking its neck out and often winning the photo finish … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, GERARD MOSSE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, zac purton
Tagged Able Friend, Bob Burns, Danny Brereton, Danny Nikolic, DARRYL HOLLAND, Douglas Whyte, Gary Moore, Gérald Mossé, James Neal, Jimmy Quinn, Joao Moreira, Kieran Fallon, Michael Bastion, Nigel Tiley, Peter Miers, Philip Robinson, Rod Turvey, Roy Edwards, Shane Warne, TIM CLARK, Zac Purton
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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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WHAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING AND SAYING…
Will race caller Mark Shean, below, ever make it to Hong Kong -and, if so, for how long? Or will he stay in Sydney and be back calling the winners for his legion of fans? Yes, he wants to get … Continue reading
Posted in casper fownes, dennis yip, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, zac purton
Tagged Akeed Mofeed, Danny Nikolic, Diamond Mysterious, happy valley, Helene Happy Star, Howard Cheng, Jack Wong, Joao Moreira, John Moore, Karis Teetan, Keith Yeung, Lean Journey, Mark Shean, Navel Orange, PAN SUTONG, Rhumba King, Telephatia, Thunder Dash, Tony Cruz, 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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