Tag Archives: Godolphin
HONG KONG RACING AND LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk While Derek Leung with 23 winners on board at the moment continues to focus on winning the annual Tony Cruz Award that is given to the season’s most successful local rider, racing at Sha Tin on … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Audemars Piguet QE11 Cup, Cheerful Boy, Derek Leung, Dylan Mo, Godolphin, HKJC, Joao Moreira, John Moore, Kei Chiong, Keith Yeung, Matthew Poon, Nash Rawiller, Neil Callan, Richcity Fortune, Sam Clipperton, the Jockey Challenge, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton
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LESS TALK AND MORE ACTION, PLEASE?
By Hans Ebert Australia was all a Twitter yesterday about the very sudden, but not unexpected, split between trainer John O’Shea and his tough task masters at Godolphin that includes constantly coming up against a Plumtree. According to one report, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, PETER MOODY, Peter V'landys
Tagged Andrew Bensley, Audemars Piguet QE11 Cup, Charlie Appleby, Chris Roots, Godolphin, Gooree Park Stud farm, HKJC, JAMES CUMMINGS, JOHN O'SHEA, Mount Everest, Pakistan Star, PAN SUTONG, Peter Moody, Peter V'landys, Plumtree, Racing NSW, SEAN WOODS, Tony McEvoy, Twitter
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ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT SUNDAY’S QE11 CUP #APQE11
By Hans Ebert This Sunday’s running of the Queen Elizabeth 11 Cup- the Audemars Piguet QE11 Cup in Sha Tin-will probably go down in Hong Kong racing history- and perhaps beyond- as one of the most telling, when it comes … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry
Tagged Godolphin, Goulburn, Hawkesbury, Highland Reel, HKJC, Joao Moreira, John Moore, Katsumi Yoshida, Maurice, Neorealism, Noriyuki Hori, Queen Elizabeth 11 Cup, Ryan Moore, Sha Tin racecourse, the Audemars Piguet QE11 Cup, U Carrot Farm, Werther, Yoshida, Yutake Take
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THE EVOLUTION OF RACINGB*TCH
By Hans Ebert There’s a scene in the brilliant suspense thriller “The Marathon Man” where Lawrence Olivier as Dr Christian Szell has Dustin Hoffman, playing Thomas “Babe” Levy, pinned to the dentist chair, and with drill in hand and aimed … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry
Tagged Godolphin, Goldin Farms, HAPPY VALLEY RACECOURSE, happy wednesday, HKJC, Kentucky Derby, Lee Freedman, Lindsay Park, PAN SUTONG, Paul Hamblin, Peter Moody, Ray Murrihy, Sun Stud, TOMMY BERRY, Yasuda Kinen
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THE COMMON SENSE ISSUE
By Keyser Soze OUTBREAK OF COMMON SENSE OVER WHIPS RULES! It’s not often when the tail wagging the dog is welcomed, but in this instance, the refreshing and bold admissions coming out of the National Stewards Conference earlier this week … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Australian Racing Board, Blake Shinn, Chief Stewards, GLYN SCHOFIELD, Godolphin, Hughie Bowman, JAMES MCDONALD, Jason Collett, National Stewards Conference, Racing Australia, Ray Murrihy, Sam Clipperton, terry bailey, TIM CLARK, TOMMY BERRY, Tye Angland, WHIPS RULES
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THE BLAME GAME ISSUE
By Keyser Soze A LOSER’S ALIBI: PLAY THE BLAME GAME. Hearing the excuses offered up by sportsmen and women for losses, where in just about every instance the blame lies with someone else and external factors are always the culprit, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, CHRIS WALLER, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry
Tagged Andrew Webster, Chautauqua, CHRIS WALLER, Flemington racing, GLYN SCHOFIELD, Godolphin, Gordon Gecko, JOHN O'SHEA, NEIL PAINE, RICHARD CALLANDER, Tabcorp, Terravista, Winx and Press Statement
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THE LIGHTEN UP ISSUE
FIX YOUR OWN BACKYARD UP FIRST? HMMMMM? Under the headline “Southern Comfort”, the Tele’s Nic Ashman gave the Victorians (“our poor southern cousins”, as he called them), a decent serve on the composition of this weekend’s Caulfield Cup field, inferring … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry
Tagged @dirtycowboys, Complacent, Feather Boa, Godolphin, Hauraki, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, JOHN O'SHEA, Magic Hurricane, Melbourne Cup, Peter Vlundies, Racing NSW, RACING VICTORIA, RSN, Tele’s Nic Ashman, TVN
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THE FORWARD LOOKING ISSUE
TIME TO TAKE A STAND ON ISSUES THAT MATTER The confused and dysfunctional landscape that racing in Australia finds itself engulfed in has never been more obvious. Racing’s responses to some of the most fundamental and critical issues facing the … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged CHRIS WALLER, digital mediums, Godolphin, HUGH BOWMAN, Joao Moreira, Kris Flyer Sprint, NSW racing, Race Fixing, Singapore International Cup, SINGAPORE TURF CLUB, Sydney racing, technology in sports, USP for racing
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