Tag Archives: Hong Kong Jockey Club
TripAdvisor and Hong Kong’s latest attraction: Happy Wednesday at Happy Valley Racecourse!
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Disneyland and Ocean Park, supposedly two of the most popular tourist destinations in the city didn’t make it, but the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Sha Tin racecourse, and, especially its Happy Wednesday brand at Happy Valley, … Continue reading
“TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER!” BUT DO YOU HAVE ONE?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Though loathe to use the word viral, Heineken has produced a commercial that has gone, well, viral. Why? Because it tackles a number of subjects that have created much of today’s divisive society- a timely piece … Continue reading
HORSE RACING, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
By Hans Ebert It’s all been a bit quiet. It’s almost as if the sport needs some magic potion to rev up the Excitement Barometer. From speaking also to others, horse racing seems to be going through a bit of … Continue reading
THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BEHIND THE SUCCESS OF HONG KONG RACING
By Hans Ebert JAMES MATHERS WRITES IN ON HK RACING AND THE #HKIR Visitor James Mathers from Sydney recently shared his observations about racing in Hong Kong after attending December’s 2016 Longines Hong Kong International Races- the venues, what’s in … Continue reading
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry
Tagged 2016 Longines Hong Kong International Races, Double Quinellas, HKJC, HKJC Charities Trust, Hong Kong Jockey Club, James Mathers, Longines Hong Kong International Races, Shatin racecourse, Triple Trio
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JAMES MATHERS WRITES IN ON HK RACING AND THE #HKIR
Hans, It was great to finally meet up last Wednesday at Happy Valley. I had a fabulous time in Hong Kong and I greatly appreciate all that you did in introducing me to the Hong Kong International Race meetings. It … Continue reading
LONGINES #HKIR: THE WEEK THAT WAKES UP A CITY
By Hans Ebert Melbourne has The Race That Stops A Nation, and Hong Kong has The International Races That Wakes Up A City. With now Longines as its partner and sponsor, the journey for the Hong Kong International Races has … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged AIDEN O'BRIEN, Alan Li, Highland Reel, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Longines, Man Moreira, Noriyuki Hori, Ryan Moore, the Hong Kong Cup, the Hong Kong Mile, the Hong Kong Sprint, the Hong Kong Vase, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Yutaka Take, Zac Purton
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THE MAN THAT IS WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES
By Hans Ebert Meet Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges- not the Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges everyone can read about on the Hong Kong Jockey Club website, Google, or through Wikipedia, but more about the man behind the man who has the very challenging role of … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry, WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES
Tagged Adrenaline, Caspar Fownes, Conghua Training Facilities, Douglas Whyte, Gold Bauhinia Star, Haymarket, HKJC CEO, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Legends, Tony Cruz, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges
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WORTH REVISITING AS #HKIR NEARS: LONGINES #HKIR: MADE IN HONG KONG AND PRIDE IN OWNERSHIP
By Hans Ebert It’s been part of Hong Kong since what were humble beginnings starting with the annual Invitational Races between Singapore and Hong Kong and when the Lion City’s Colonial Chief, trained by the legend that was Ivan Allan … Continue reading
RB 
MEET SIR SMILEY
By Robyn Louw Callan Murray (photo: hamishNIVENPhotography) South Africa’s Callan Murray, recently named as an emerging talent and predicted as ‘set for global stardom’ by the Thoroughbred Racing Commentary, seems to be fulfilling the prophecy with an invitation to join … Continue reading →