Tag Archives: Horse racing
GOOD JOSS AT SHA TIN THIS AFTERNOON
This afternoon at Sha Tin looks like being the platform for the Joao Moreira and Karis Teetan Show with us backing the Mauritian Magician to take out the Jockey Challenge. This season, the very popular Teetan has certainly come of … Continue reading
WHERE EGOS DARE TO FLY
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Inside The Everest! A documentary looking at the key players and pivotal moments behind the inaugural $10m event. 8:30pm Thursday on Ch528 pic.twitter.com/A1gxHE3ThZ — Sky Racing (@SkyRacingAU) October 31, 2017 Some just can’t help themselves. It’s … Continue reading
WHEN HORSE RACING GETS UGLY
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk “Hans, after the last race on Friday night, a drunken punter got stuck into Dwayne Dunn telling him that he slaughtered Miss Gunpowder in the race. Dwayne went over to punter and the abuse continued. One … Continue reading
CONQUERING HORSE RACING’S GREAT DIVIDE
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk It’s been asked here before and it will keep being asked as time is running out: Why can’t horse racing, meaning racing clubs, attract good creative talent- creative in all its many ways where management and … Continue reading
ENOUGH. IT’S TIME FOR THE WORLD’S FIRST ONLINE HORSE RACING LIFESTYLE CHANNEL
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk “Racing is in a quandary, Empty racecourses except for those employed to be there and a couple of die-hard old diggers who miss the glory days of Phar Lap, Tulloch and the like. Short sighted racing … Continue reading
HORSE RACING: WHY CAN’T IT BE MORE LIKE DAVID BOWIE?
By Hans Ebert & Jenny Bridle The news on Monday that David Bowie had passed away had the twitterverse explode. After all, this was Bowie, the most innovative musician ever, who refused to stand still. Describing the artist as “iconic” … Continue reading
ZAC PURTON COMES OF AGE
PART OF THE FEEL GOOD STORIES When Zac Purton won his first Hong Kong Jockey Premiership last season, and, in so doing, ended the incredible thirteen-year reign of “Emperor” Douglas Whyte, Australian racing fans celebrated almost as much as the … Continue reading
LOOKING BEYOND JOAO MOREIRA’S SIX OF THE BEST
PART OF THE FEEL GOOD STORIES The Brazilian Magic Man might have equalled the record of riding six winners at one race meeting. But his sextet at Shatin on Sunday further underlined the fact that this brilliant Brazilian jockey is … Continue reading