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HORSE RACING AND THE DEEP IMPACT OF A PARADIGM SHIFT IN THE AIR
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk “Princes on steeples and all the pretty people laughing and thinking that they’ve got it made.” Bob Dylan wrote that line in “Like A Rolling Stone.” Talking about this track the other night with a few … Continue reading
WHAT KEEPS HORSE RACING ENTERTAINING (EVEN THE GOOFY STUFF)
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Happy Wednesday night was more like a celebration party after the success of HKIR week- a time to just chill and go with the flow. Many did at Adrenaline. We’d never seen anything like it before … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN SIZE, NASH RAWILLER, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Adrenaline, Brett Prebble, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Lor, happy wednesday, HKIR, HKJC, hong kong horse racing, Joao Moreira, Jockey Challenge, Mick Kinane, Umberto Rispoli, Zac Purton
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READY FOR A WINNING HAPPY THURSDAY OKTOBERFEST?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Not surprisingly, the past few Happy Wednesdays have seen Australian jockeys, especially digger Zac Purton dominate the Aussie themed Boomerang promotion. It was actually The Zac Attack who got the Boomerang to come back by sashaying … Continue reading
GOOD JOSS FOR SUNDAY (And get back to where you belong, Joao Joao. Please)
It’s been said here before, and it will be said again: To date, this has been a dress rehearsal for the latest Hong Kong racing season. Who also knew we’d actually say that we’re racing today in the post-Hugh Hefner … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged Douglas Whyte, Joao Moreira, Jockey Challenge, Karis Teetan, Keith Yeung, Matthew Chadwick, Nash Rawiller, Neil Callan, Sammy Clipperton, Tony Cruz, Umberto Rispoli, Zac Purton
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WHERE TO NEXT, KEMO SABAY?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk While watching whatever that was between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor happening in Vegas, someone in our group in Colombo started talking about sports and athletes, and, looking in my direction, asked if it’s the “duty” … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES, zac purton
Tagged Chad Schofield, Conor McGregor, Derek Leung, Douglas Whyte, Floyd Mayweather, happy wednesday, HKJC, Joao Moreira, Karis Teetan, Nash Rawiller, Neil Callan, Olivier Delouze, Sammy Clipperton, TOMMY BERRY, Umberto Rispoli, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Zac Purton
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AND WHAT ABOUT A STYLISH SUNDAY AT SHA TIN?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk The recent bout of booing and “diuuuuing” by the usual group of hardcore local “racing uncles” stupidly aimed at Joao Moreira when the enigmatic Pakistan Star dug his hooves in and decided that Sunday wasn’t the … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Douglas Whyte, happy wednesday, Hay Market, HKJC, Joao Moreira, Pakistan Star, Rapper Dragon, Sha Tin, Shatin
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FELIX COETZEE AND HIS TOP 20 CHAMPION HONG KONG HORSES (AND NEARLY MEETING AXL ROSE)
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk They would always say that he had a built-in clock in his head, which is why he was such a master of pace. Like his fellow South African jockeys -Jeff Lloyd, almost South African, and Basil … Continue reading
Posted in FELIX COETZEE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry
Tagged Basil Marcus, Caspar Fownes, Deep Purple, Douglas Whyte, Egyptian Ra, Felix Coetzee, Jeff Lloyd, John Moore, John Size, Silent Witness, Silver Jubilee Cup, Tony Cruz, Vaya Con Dios
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WHY ONLINE LAWS WILL BAR HORSE RACING’S CYBER BULLIES
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Andy Warhol predicted that in the future, everyone will have their fifteen minutes of fame. Turns out the Future is now. Not that Katy Perry and Taylor Swift want more fame, but there they were earlier … Continue reading
