Tag Archives: GOOD BA BA

CASPAR FOWNES AND HIS TOP 20 CHAMPION HORSES OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS

By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk It’s hard to think that he almost didn’t receive his license to train in Hong Kong.There are vague memories of those days when his father Lawrie went to bat for him along with the racing media … Continue reading

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DOUGLAS WHYTE AND HIS LIST OF HONG KONG’S TOP 20 CHAMPION HORSES

By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk When Douglas Whyte rode the first winner of the day at Sha Tin yesterday, it was one of those moments in time that made my mind wander. It was a lowly Class 5 event, but it … Continue reading

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HOW IS RACING REALLY GOING TO WIN?

By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk “Racing To Win”, that Cecil B DeMille of a production from the HKJC starring the Kim, Kourtney and Khloe of racing, is hardly riveting viewing, but, apparently, the programme has a loyal audience. Probably around 28, … Continue reading

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WORTH REVISITING AS #HKIR NEARS: SILENT WITNESS: LIVING LEGEND

By Hans Ebert “Have you seen the size of his nostrils? I remember (trainer) Tony Millard’s father telling me that you can tell a good horse by the size of their nostrils. It gives them that extra oxygen, and, man, … Continue reading

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SILENT WITNESS: LIVING LEGEND

By Hans Ebert “Have you seen the size of his nostrils? I remember (trainer) Tony Millard’s father telling me that you can tell a good horse by the size of their nostrils. It gives them that extra oxygen, and, man, … Continue reading

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THE WEIRDOS ISSUE

(Source: The Blank Club) THE JOKE’S ON YOU, DANNY BOY! (Source: Deviant Art) Reading the piece on Melbourne’s own “Mr Arrogance” of Racing – Danny O’Brien in that city’s News Limited Herald-Sun’s Inside Racing column last Saturday, could lead one … Continue reading

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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) (Source: Punter Paradise) Okay, so let’s not be emotional about this and look at the facts: In the annals and anals of racing history, Hong Kong’s Champion Miler, the eleven-year-old Good Ba Ba came last to Black … Continue reading

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RACING AND KUNG FU PANDA FUNG SHUI!

(Source: Ken Lai) Everyone has superstitions before going to the races. In fung shui-riddled Hong Kong, going to the races is very serious business as is running a stable and ensuring that good fung shui is alive and throbbing. (Source: … Continue reading

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THE “NEWS OF THE WHIRL, PIE IN YER FACE” ISSUE

We hear Kieren Fallon did an Irish jig as all hell broke loose around the offices of the News Of The World in the UK and when, right now, Rupert The Bear has more credibility than Rupert Murdoch. Let’s not … Continue reading

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