Tag Archives: Greg Cheyne
BEING WEIRD – THE RIO DE JANEIRO STORY
By Robyn Louw, reproduced with kind permission of the Sporting Post Thanks to my grandmother I learnt to love reading at an early age. She was a wonderful lady in many ways, but perhaps her greatest wisdom was to turn … Continue reading
THE “JOBS AHEAD” ISSUE
We took a few newcomers to Shatin for the races with us on the weekend just to see what makes them tick, what makes them rock and to try and understand their wants and needs. When one screamed, “We’re on … Continue reading
THE “LIFE IN THE FAST TRACK” ISSUE
“We have 5,500 full-time staff and over 20,000 part-time staff. We are one of the major employers of Hong Kong and have a significant commitment to the community, through that and through tax and our charities.” … Continue reading
THE “ISSUES” ISSUE
FLIGHT IN AND OUTTA MACAU!!! As our helicopter bounced around and circled above for what seemed like hours, we remained quiet as thoughts of “Apocalypse Now” and Charlie “The Warlock” Sheen and Robert Duval screaming how he loves “the smell … Continue reading
THE “WHO CARES?” ISSUE
“You must understand that racing club only care about the big punters. Entertainment is a distraction to them”. Someone we were having dinner with was pummeling our ears with this “news”. “It’s all and ONLY about turnover” and, talking about … Continue reading
THE “SPINNING OUTTA CONTROL” ISSUE
Racing writer Alan Aitken wrote an interesting piece in Hong Kong’s Morning Post last week. It was a very looooooong piece that went from the win of Dim Sum at the Lunar New Year Meeting to the local constabulary making … Continue reading
THE “VERY MESSY” ISSUE
MURRIHY GETS IT WRONG [AGAIN] “Heh, heh, can I spank you, little boy?” And it has come to pass that the punt-drunk Blake Shinn has been slapped with a 15 month suspension and with his comrade-in-arms and fellow jockey Peter … Continue reading