Tag Archives: David Brosnan

HONG KONG RACING: BACK TO THE FUTURE

Posted on October 4, 2016 by

By Hans Ebert When, for some of us longtime Hong Kong Belongers, our parents, and those whom we respectfully called “aunties” and “uncles”, had the clout to get us 15-year-olds into places like the Craigengower Cricket Club Box (CCC) at … Continue reading →

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GARY MOORE: UNDERRATED AND MISUNDERSTOOD

Posted on April 14, 2016 by

By Hans Ebert Following him training a treble at Hawkesbury today, we thought we’d publish this piece on Gary Moore again for those who might have missed it the first time around. Well done, Gazza! Zac Purton calls him “the … Continue reading →

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GARY MOORE: UNDERRATED AND MISUNDERSTOOD

Posted on April 4, 2016 by

By Hans Ebert Zac Purton calls him “the most underrated Australian jockey ever with an amazing CV”. Zac is right. Too often, his sometimes bizarre antics on racetracks have, sadly, eclipsed his incredible feats and accomplishments in the saddle. At … Continue reading →

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CHINESE JOCKEYS: YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW‏

Posted on October 19, 2015 by

By Hans Ebert There’s something about the term “local rider” that’s almost derogatory, or, perhaps, dismissive, and one would have thought that, by now in this age of technology and, as Doors once sang about breaking through to the other … Continue reading →

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HORSE RACING, PERCEPTION AND SARONG PARTY GIRLS

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

(Source: GR Assets) What pisses off many Asians are foreigners who land in the region on expat terms and packages- usually, those who would be too expensive to fire and so Head Office sends them this way where they and … Continue reading →

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