Tag Archives: Darren Gauci
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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THE BIBS AND BOBS AND SPINNING OUTTA CONTROL ISSUE
By Keyser Soze in Australia MORE SYCOPHANTIC PROPAGANDA ON NSW RACING He’s NSW racing’s “reliable man”. The NSW limited rag – the Daily Smellygraph’s Racing Editor Ray Thomas, always ready and willing to hit the keyboard and talk up and … Continue reading
REVISED: RACINGB*TCH TALKS TO ONE-TIME CHAMPION JOCKEY OF MACAU AND TOP BLOKE- JOHN DIDHAM
He was the Douglas Whyte of Macau in that he totally dominated racing in what was then still a Portuguese enclave. The Vegas boys hadn’t moved in with their lock, slots and smoking barrels, and it was a time when … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Racing, Macau Jockey Club
Tagged Clark Kent, Darren Gauci, Declan Murphy, Dr Stanley Ho, Garry Moore, John Didham, RACING VICTORIA, Tung-biu
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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 “WHO CARES?” ISSUE
“You must understand that racing club only care about the big punters. Entertainment is a distraction to them”. Someone we were having dinner with was pummeling our ears with this “news”. “It’s all and ONLY about turnover” and, talking about … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing
Tagged ADELAIDE CUP, BEN SO, Black Caviar, BRETT DAVIS, Brett Prebble, CLARE LINDOP, Darren Beadman, Darren Gauci, Douglas Whyte, Gerard Mosse, GLEN BOSS, Greg Cheyne, HILTON DONALDSON, Hong Kong Jockey Club, JENNY CHAPMAN, JOEY YUNG, John Moore, JORDAN FREW, MACAU JOCKEY CLUB, Michael Rodd, PATRICK LAM, TONY MILLARD, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges
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THE “HOWLER” OF AN ISSUE
THERE’S A BAD MOON RISING OVER NSW RACING Call it an impending storm, the eye of the storm or whatever, but the inescapable fact is that Queensland Racing’s decision to sign up to a fixed percentage of gross profit or … Continue reading
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