Tag Archives: Darren Weir
SRI LANKA: THE NEW LOCATION FOR THE WORLD’S RICHEST HORSE RACE AND GREATEST RIDE IN THE WORLD?
By Frank Lee Trillington It has been in the works for three years, but now with the soon-to-be opening in Colombo, Sri Lanka of the Sapphire Sri Lanka Gemstone Racing Club (SSLGRC) it’s all systems go with such ambitious plans … Continue reading
Posted in Horse Racing, JOHN SIZE, Peter V'landys, The horse racing industry
Tagged andre fabre, Bill Nader, brian kan ping-chee, CHRIS WALLER, Darren Weir, Gai Waterhouse, Gary Ng, Island Paradise Elephant Sapphire Cup, Joao Moreira, John Didham, John Moore, John Size, Mahela Jayawardene, MICHELLE PAYNE, Mike De Kock, Peter V'landys, Royal Turf Club, Sapphire Sri Lanka Gemstone Racing Club, Simon Love, Sri Lanka, SSLGRC, Ted Fordyce, The Railwayman, Tim Cutler, Vinay Sapuradnekarnam, WH Rambo Tse
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JOCKEY BASHERS ANONYMOUS: ENOUGH ALREADY
By Hans Ebert A late Friday night out and sleeping in the most of the next day after the night before meant missing the Aussie racing twitterverse going into overdrive recently about Douglas Whyte’s ride on Scales Of Justice in … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Gai Waterhouse, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Tagged Ascot, Brian Taylor, Damian Lane, Darren Weir, Douglas Whyte, Gai Waterhouse, Kingston Town Classic, Peter Chapple-Hyam, Rebecca Black, Scales Of Justice, Stratum Star
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BECAUSE IT’S 2015: TIME FOR MICHELLE PAYNE
By Jenny Bridle (Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) On November 3rd Michelle Payne became the first woman to ride the winner of the “Race that Stops a Nation,” the Melbourne Cup. She did this on Prince of Penzance, a 100-1 longshot. In … Continue reading
In these Racingb*tch Short Cuts: Streaming, Sgt Bilko and The Big Kevinski
THE ‘LIVE’ STREAMING OF RACES: WHY PAY? WHERE ARE THE INCENTIVES TO WATCH? When the app called AUSRacing was blocked last year, many of us outside Oz and New Zealand shed a little tear. After all, for absolutely free, for … Continue reading
RIC MCINTOSH AND TAKING THE BOOL BY THE HORN AND A WATERSHED MOMENT FOR AUSTRALIAN RACING
It’s been said far too often, especially by politicians wanting your vote, but, in racing terms, if there ever needed proof how one person can make a difference, well, this week, race-caller extraordinaire Ric MacIntosh made the annual Warrnambool meeting … Continue reading
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