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CHANGING THE FACE OF SPONSORSHIP IN HORSE RACING
By Hans Ebert Almost two decades ago, a group of us, including a few jockeys from the land Down Under then riding in Macau, were talking about sponsorship- the sponsorship of jockeys, and how this could work. The discussion didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged David Beckham, Douglas Whyte, Gary Moore, Hong Kong Jockey Premierships, HUGH BOWMAN, Kei Chiong, LEWIS HAMILTON, Melbourne Cup, MICHELLE PAYNE, Simon Fuller, TOMMY BERRY, Tony Cruz, X1X Entertainment, Zac Purton
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TIMING: THE MAGIC OF MOREIRA AND LOOKING AHEAD WITH THE HKJC
PART OF THE FEEL GOOD STORIES Let’s not beat around the bush, and be coy, Roy: Joao Moreira has changed the face of horse racing forever. Some might still argue that Christophe Soumillon and/or Ryan Moore are “the best jockeys … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Lennox, Basil Marcus, Brand Beckham, Carrie Underwood, Christophe Soumillon, David Beckham, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Dettori, HKJC, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse racing, Joao Moreira, Larry Wong, Ryan Moore, Simon Fuller, the horse racing industry, THE MAGIC MAN, Zac Purton, zac purton and tagged Adam Lambert
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TIMING: THE MAGIC OF MOREIRA AND LOOKING AHEAD WITH THE HKJC
Let’s not beat around the bush, and be coy, Roy: Joao Moreira has changed the face of horse racing forever. Some might still argue that Christophe Soumillon and/or Ryan Moore are “the best jockeys in the world”, but both are … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Adam Lambert, Annie Lennox, Basil Marcus, Brand Beckham, Carrie Underwood, Christophe Soumillon, David Beckham, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Dettori, HKJC, Joao Moreira, Larry Wong, Ryan Moore, Simon Fuller, THE MAGIC MAN, Zac Purton
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HONG KONG WONTONS, DING DONGS, THEN SOMES AND DIM SUMS
THE INSIDE TRACK CASPAR FOWNES: PROUD OF NEW BALLS. We were somewhat taken aback to hear recently from a rather excited Alix Fownes, wife of The Casibah, telling us how happy she was with her husband’s “new balls”. We took … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrenaline, Alix Fownes, BEN SO, Brett Prebble, Caspar Fownes, David Beckham, David Beckham and Haig Club, happy valley, HAPPY VALLEY RACECOURSE, happy wednesday, HKJC, Neil Callan, Ronan Fownes, Ryan Fownes, THOMAS NGAI, Triple Trio, Tye Angland, Vincent Ho, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Zac Purton
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HOW SIMON FULLER CAN SAVE THE HORSE RACING INDUSTRY
Let’s first get this straight: There is Simon Cowell, the entertainment mogul who gave the world- good grief- the Teletubbies- before making a name for himself playing Judge Nasty on “American Idol” which, with his pukka over-the-top English accent, he … Continue reading
THE “STATE OF RACING” ISSUE
Watching England demolish and then polish off what was left of the Aussies’ team in the Fifth Cricket Test in Sydney and rub salt into the wound of the Ashes loss, what we all thought was the importance of personalities. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Gaskin, Alan Li, Cheryl Cole, Darley, Darren Beadman, David Beckham, Derek KL Leung, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Dettori, Gerard Mosse, Ivan Allan, John Size, Keith ML Yeung, Kevin Pietersen, Kierren Fallon, Kim Kelly, Lee Freedman, Olivier Doleuze, Paul O'Sullivan, Peter Moody, Peter Snowden, Sky Racing, Tabcorp, Vegas Runner
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