Tag Archives: Gérald Mossé
CELEBRATING SUCCESS AND KNOWING THE ART OF RESTRAINT
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Australian sporting fans are probably the most patriotic and rabid in the world. Sometimes, there’s a tendency to go a tad overboard where even when their team has lost, especially at cricket, they’ve “won” because the … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry, zac purton
Tagged Basil Marcus, Christophe Soumillon, Darren Beadman, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Dettori, Gérald Mossé, Hughie Bowman, Joao Moreira, John Moore, John Size, MIA, Michael Kinane, Robbie Fradd, Ryan Moore, TOMMY BERRY, Yutake Take, Zac Purton
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OUR BOOMING DELIGHT FOR SAM CLIPPERTON.. AT ROSEHILL
(Courtesy of Fast Track) By Hans Ebert There must have been a helluva loud whoop of delight from his muchos supporters in Oz and Hong Kong when Sam Clipperton won the second race at Rosehill yesterday on the Snowden-trained Artistry, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged Artistry, BMW Hong Kong Derby, Booming Delight, Damian Lane, David Hayes, Douglas Whyte, El Clippo, Gérald Mossé, Jeffrey Lloyd, John Moore, Matthew Poon, Neil Callan, Redkirk Warrior, Regan Bayliss, Rosehill, Sam Clipperton, TIM CLARK, Zac Purton
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IT WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS AT THE RACES…
By Hans Ebert Even the Marx Brothers would have thought that last Sunday’s Day At The Races at Shatin bordered on a surreal mix of weirdness, tinged with sadness, and a patch of flatness, where it just didn’t matter who … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, GERARD MOSSE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz
Tagged Able Friend, CAULFIELD, Christophe Soumillon, Daniel Ng, David Hayes, Gérald Mossé, Gold Mount, Helene Paragon, Joao Moreira, McDonald, Melbourne Cup, Neil Callan, Oakleigh Plate, PAN SUTONG, Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup, RICHARD GIBSON, Rosehill, Sheidel, TOMMY BERRY, Tony Cruz, Werther, Wilson Woo, Winx
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FROM OUR VAULTS AND STILL RELEVANT: LOOKING BACK AND AHEAD WITH IRISH BLAZING GUN NEIL CALLAN…
NEIL CALLAN: BLAZING A TRAIL UNDER THE RADAR “Didn’t they say the same thing about Basil Marcus?” Well-known barrister, larger-than-life character and horse owner Kevin Egan, who has seen all sides of horse racing in Hong Kong over very many … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing
Tagged Basil Marcus, Blazing Speed, Brett Prebble, Carson, Cauthen, Dettori, Eddery, Gérald Mossé, Joao Moreira, Joe Mercer, Kevin Egan, Kwangtung Handicap Cup, Mirco Demuro, Neil Callan, of course, Piggott, Standard And Chartered Champions Cup, The Audemars Piguet QE 11 Cup, The Babe, The Longines Jockey Club Cup, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton
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HONG KONG RACING: ARE WE IN FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR?
By Hans Ebert If the HKJC needed a belated Christmas present, it arrived with a bow, and some bells and whistles at Friday’s New Year’s Day meeting- a turnover of over $1.5 billion, up 2% from the same meeting last … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Alex Lai, Chinese Challenge Cup, David Ferraris, Douglas Whyte, Gérald Mossé, Gregory Benoist, HKJC, Howard Cheng, Joao Moreira, Jockey Challenge, Multivictory, Neil Callan, Prebble, Richard Fourie. Vincent Ho, Sweat Bean, Unicorn, Vincent Cheminaud, Zac Purton
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SATURDAY AT SHATIN: A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE #HKIR
By Hans Ebert It might have been a lowly class 5 race, but it produced a finish that belied the quality of the horses involved and underlined the competitiveness of Hong Kong racing- a short head and a head separating … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, zac purton
Tagged Beauty Flame, Brett Prebble, Christophe Soumillon, Douglas Whyte, Gérald Mossé, HKIR, Howard YT Cheng, Jockey Club Sprint, Longines Jockey Club Cup, Longines Jockey Club Mile, Man Ka-leung, O’Socoole, Red Cadeaux, Tony Cruz, United Nations Of Racing, Zac Purton
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THE ROB MONTGOMERY WHIPPERSNAPPER ISSUE
By Keyser Soze WHO IS ROB MONTGOMERY? We’ve never heard of him, and it’s doubtful if others have, but apparently Rob Montgomery is a senior member of the Victorian stewards panel. Perhaps he doesn’t know that himself, if his comments … Continue reading
Posted in BLACK CAVIAR, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, Marketing of horse racing, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged American Pharoah, Black Caviar, Chad Schofield, DAMIEN OLIVER, Douglas Whyte, Emirates Stakes, Gérald Mossé, happy valley, Joao Moreira, Kim Kelly, Melbourne Cup, Melbourne Cup Carnival, MICHELLE PAYNE, PAN SUTONG, Rob Montgomery, RSN, Shannon Hope, Troy Grant, Zac Purton
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THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WORLD CLASS JOCKEY.
By Hans Ebert It’s always interesting when either you’re on top, or someone’s on top of you, and the current standings in the Jockey Premiership in Hong Kong sees an enthralling battle of talent, wits, politics, and, most key, how … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Brett Prebble, Caspar Fownes, David Hall, dennis yip, Douglas Whyte, Gérald Mossé, Joao Moreira, lester piggott, Melbourne Cup, Michael Kinane, Neil Callan, Pat Eddery, Stevie Cauthen, Walter Swinburn, Willie Shoemaker, Zac Purton
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NEIL CALLAN: BLAZING A TRAIL UNDER THE RADAR
“Didn’t they say the same thing about Basil Marcus?” Well-known barrister, larger-than-life character and horse owner Kevin Egan, who has seen all sides of horse racing in Hong Kong over very many years- the good, the bad, the ugly and … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing
Tagged Basil Marcus, Blazing Speed, Brett Prebble, Carson, Cauthen, Dettori, Eddery, Gérald Mossé, Joao Moreira, Joe Mercer, Kevin Egan, Kwangtung Handicap Cup, Mirco Demuro, Neil Callan, of course, Piggott, Standard And Chartered Champions Cup, The Audemars Piguet QE 11 Cup, The Babe, The Longines Jockey Club Cup, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton and
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THE NEW HK RACING SEASON (AND THE CHALLENGES AHEAD)
The boys are back in town, and the well-known jockeying for rides have begun in earnest with the leading riders trying to get a jump start on everyone else, an exercise that can make it crowded at the top. Trackwork … Continue reading
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Tagged Akeed Mofeed, Brett Prebble, Caspar Fownes, Chad Schofield, Derek Leung, Gérald Mossé, HKJC, Joao Moreira, John Moore, John Size, Karis Teetan, Keith Yeung, Manfred Man, Nash Rawiller, Neil Callan, Pan Su-tong, Richard Fourie, RICHARD GIBSON, The China Horse Club, Vincent Ho, Zac Purton
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