Tag Archives: JOHN O’SHEA
LESS TALK AND MORE ACTION, PLEASE?
By Hans Ebert Australia was all a Twitter yesterday about the very sudden, but not unexpected, split between trainer John O’Shea and his tough task masters at Godolphin that includes constantly coming up against a Plumtree. According to one report, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, PETER MOODY, Peter V'landys
Tagged Andrew Bensley, Audemars Piguet QE11 Cup, Charlie Appleby, Chris Roots, Godolphin, Gooree Park Stud farm, HKJC, JAMES CUMMINGS, JOHN O'SHEA, Mount Everest, Pakistan Star, PAN SUTONG, Peter Moody, Peter V'landys, Plumtree, Racing NSW, SEAN WOODS, Tony McEvoy, Twitter
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THE BLAME GAME ISSUE
By Keyser Soze A LOSER’S ALIBI: PLAY THE BLAME GAME. Hearing the excuses offered up by sportsmen and women for losses, where in just about every instance the blame lies with someone else and external factors are always the culprit, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, CHRIS WALLER, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry
Tagged Andrew Webster, Chautauqua, CHRIS WALLER, Flemington racing, GLYN SCHOFIELD, Godolphin, Gordon Gecko, JOHN O'SHEA, NEIL PAINE, RICHARD CALLANDER, Tabcorp, Terravista, Winx and Press Statement
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THE LIGHTEN UP ISSUE
FIX YOUR OWN BACKYARD UP FIRST? HMMMMM? Under the headline “Southern Comfort”, the Tele’s Nic Ashman gave the Victorians (“our poor southern cousins”, as he called them), a decent serve on the composition of this weekend’s Caulfield Cup field, inferring … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry
Tagged @dirtycowboys, Complacent, Feather Boa, Godolphin, Hauraki, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, JOHN O'SHEA, Magic Hurricane, Melbourne Cup, Peter Vlundies, Racing NSW, RACING VICTORIA, RSN, Tele’s Nic Ashman, TVN
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THE “CHAMPIONSHIPS”: CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE CALLED ROYAL RANDWICK
“What a crap way to end a crap day of racing!” Disgruntled punter after Day One of “the championships”. And it came to pass that on Easter Monday, April 7, 2015, Day One of “the championships” finally got underway as … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, brett prebble, casper fownes, dennis yip, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Able Friend, Almond Lee, Andrew Webster, Best Jade Triumph, Brett Prebble, Brucie Clark, CHRIS WALLER, Country Melody, DAMIEN OLIVER, DARREN FLINDELL, Dashing Fellow, Deane Lester, Gai Waterhouse, Greg Miles, Happy Agility, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, JOHN O'SHEA, RNSW, Rouge Et Blanc, Royal Randwick, The Doncaster, Top Bonus, Zac Purton
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RACING’S BRAVE NEW-AND NEXT- WORLD
It’s not often that opportunity and need coincide anywhere in business or sport. But these coincidences are becoming increasingly frequent, and made possible, almost exclusively, by the exciting and brave new world of technology. If the industrial revolution changed the … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JAMES MCDONALD, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, zac purton
Tagged Aerovelocity, atv, Brett Davies, Brett Prebble, California Chrome, CHANNEL 668, Craig Williams, Damian Lane, Designs On Rome and Luger, Diamond Mysterious, Elegant Frames, Godolphin, Gun Pit, Jacky Tong, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, John Moore, JOHN O'SHEA, John Thompson, JOY AND FUN, Nash Rawiller, One More World, Rewarding Hero, Rich Tapestry, Unique Joyful, Wild Boy, Zac Purton
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THE TALE OF TWO CITIES ISSUE
A TALE OF TWO VERY DIFFERENT CITIES. The weekend’s racing in Sydney and Melbourne told a very telling tale of two very, very, different cities. The contrasts went a long way towards explaining why racing in bleak city is able … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOHN O'SHEA, Racing NSW, royal ascot, The horse racing industry
Tagged Earthquake, Godolphin, Guelph, JOHN O'SHEA, Ken Keys, Kerrin McEvoy, Lindsay Park, Melbourne horse racing, Michael Rodd, Mick Burles, Moonee Valley, NSW, PAN SUTONG, Peter Snowden, Rich Enuff, Sydney horse racing, Take Trust In A Gust, The Cleaner
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THE LATE ENTRY OF THE WORLD’S BEST JOCKEY AND THE FAST TRACK HK RACING ROUNDUP
http://www.fasttrack.hk SACRE BLEU, HONG KONG TO HOST IFHA’S “WORLD’S BEST JOCKEY” PRESENTATION! BUT WHO KNEW ABOUT IT? AND WHEN? Some of us only learnt last night that racing’s newest International Award – this one for the already up and running … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JAMES MCDONALD, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, www.fasttrack.hk
Tagged Australian racing, Brett Prebble, Douglas Whyte, Godolphin, Hong Kong Racing, International Federation Of Horse Racing Association, Joao Moreira, JOHN O'SHEA, Joseph O’Brien, Kerrin McEvoy, Neil Callan, World's Best Jockey Award, Zac Purton
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VLAHOS AND DARLEY-ANCES
O’SHEA AND DARLEY: A VERY INTERESTING ALLIANCE- AND “DARLEY- ANCE” Bemused would be the appropriate word to describe the impending confirmation out of Darley/Godolphin Dubai HQ that our old sparring partner John “you are all a bunch of fuckwits” O’Shea … Continue reading
LET’S ALL PLAY, “NAME THAT TRAINER”!
In his weekly column, On The Rail in the South China Morning Post, Alan “Hats” Aitken tackled- head-on- the rumors that John O’Shea from Oz aka The Knuckle Dragger to close mates and Charles LoPresti from, er, America, both pictured … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DAVID FERRARIS, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN O'SHEA, The horse racing industry
Tagged ANDREAS SCHUTZ, Autumn Gold, Charles LoPresti, Danny O'Brien, David Ferraris, David Hall, Francis Lui, Gai Waterhouse, horse trainers, JOHN O'SHEA, Paul ‘O Sullivan, Paul Snowden, SEAN WOODS, the Longines Hong Kong Vase, Tony McEvoy
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