Tag Archives: Hughie Bowman
THE CRAIG WILLIAMS INCIDENT: WHO’S TO BLAME?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Reports last night that Craig Williams was spat on by a disgruntled punter at Moonee Valley last night. Was that publilshed anywhere today? — Keith Hillier (@KeithHillier2) October 27, 2017 On Friday night at Moonee Valley, … Continue reading
CELEBRATING SUCCESS AND KNOWING THE ART OF RESTRAINT
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Australian sporting fans are probably the most patriotic and rabid in the world. Sometimes, there’s a tendency to go a tad overboard where even when their team has lost, especially at cricket, they’ve “won” because the … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry, zac purton
Tagged Basil Marcus, Christophe Soumillon, Darren Beadman, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Dettori, Gérald Mossé, Hughie Bowman, Joao Moreira, John Moore, John Size, MIA, Michael Kinane, Robbie Fradd, Ryan Moore, TOMMY BERRY, Yutake Take, Zac Purton
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WINX: SIMPLY THE BEST. HOW MANY RACING CLUBS CAN SAY THAT?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Something magical happened at Moonee Valley yesterday. Winx won the Cox Plate- for the second time- and by so doing, transformed the face of racing. How many understand this? That’s debatable. Winx, Hughie Bowman, Chris Waller … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, MOONEE VALLEY, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged BEN SO, Chad Schofield, CHRIS WALLER, Cox Plate, Danny Nikolic, Douglas Whyte, Eddie Lai, happy valley, HKJC, Hughie Bowman, Jockey Challenge, Moodie Blues, Moonee Valley, Pakistan Star, Sylvestre de Sousa, Winx
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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 GLITCH ISSUE
By our correspondents in Australia GUNSHOTS REVERBERATE OUTSIDE RACING The brazen and cowardly attempt to intimidate, silence and hurt Victorian Chief Steward Terry Bailey must rightly be seen outside the confines of the racing industry, a view correctly articulated in … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, MOONEE VALLEY, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged Bernard Saundry, Caulfield Cup Day, Channel 78, Gillon McLachlan, Hughie Bowman, Iron Mike Symons, Johnny Mathis, Melbourne Racing Club, Moonee Valley, RACING VICTORIA, Shane Dye, ShaneO Anderson, terry bailey, Wayne Hawkes
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NEW JOCKEYS: WHO IS REALLY READY TO BOARD HONG KONG’S STARSHIP ENTERPRISE?
It’s all about putting in the hard work- and by that, it’s not just about turning up for trackwork and making one’s self available for rides. It’s about how you go out there and promote and market yourself to owners, … Continue reading
Posted in casper fownes, dennis yip, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry, zac purton
Tagged Akeed Mofeed, Blake Shinn, BMW Hong Kong Derby, Brent Thomson, BRENTON AVDULLA, CHRIS PARNHAM, Corey Brown, DAMIEN OLIVER, Danielle Johnston, Danny Brereton, Danny Nikolic, Darren Beadman, Darren Gauci, Douglas Whyte, Dwayne Dunn, Hong Kong Racing, Hughie Bowman, James Winks, John Moore, John Size, Karis Teetan, KEVIN MOSES, Mark Zahra, Michael Rodd, Neil Callan, Peter Miers, Richard Fourie, RICHARD GIBSON, Steven King, TOMMY BERRY, TONY MILLARD, Tye Angland, Zac Purton
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BRANDS AND THE BRANDING OF HORSE RACING
“I can’t believe that. That’s not Joao. Joao is not a confrontational person.” Zac Purton was standing up for his friend Joao Moreira regarding another of those racing rumours started by the usual posse of petty ankle biters who supposedly … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Able Friend, BMW, BMW HK Derby, Christophe Soumillon, Douglas Whyte, Gai Waterhouse, happy wednesday, Hughie Bowman, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, Longines, Luger, Mike De Kock, Zac Purton
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MOREIRA, MAGIC AND WHAT NEXT?
It’s quite unbelievable to think that Joao Moreira and Zac Purton have ridden eighteen of the last 29 winners at the past three race meetings. The Magic Man rode a record equalling Six Up at Shatin the Sunday before and … Continue reading
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