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RB ISSUE 1
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk WIN A LIMITED EDITION 2017 LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS’ CHAMPIONSHIP AUTOGRAPHED POSTER BY ALL JOCKEYS WHO PARTICIPATED Simply tell us who won this season’s HKIJC at Happy Valley Racecourse in December 2017.
HONG KONG RACING AND ITS SEASON OF CHANGE
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk “Right now, he’s doing a good job of getting suspended.” That line is probably heading the leaderboard as Hong Kong racing’s Quote of the Season and attributed to Zac Purton when asked if he felt he … Continue reading
THE CHANGING PHASES OF THE HKJC’S HAPPY WEDNESDAY BRAND
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Courtesy of wwww.fasttrack.hk When it comes to the ‘live’ entertainment served up every Happy Wednesday, unless actually being at Happy Valley racecourse, and knowing, first hand, the drawing power it has with regulars, and a constantly … Continue reading
ZAC PURTON: MASTER BLASTER AND THE SEASON AHEAD
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk In cricket, scoring a century- a hundred runs- is also known as making a ton.The word is weighty because scoring a ton requires concentration, discipline, a thick skin to take the now obligatory sledging, especially when … Continue reading
Posted in casper fownes, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Brett Prebble, Chris So, Danny Shum, Derek Leung, Designs On Rome, Dylan Mo, Hong Kong, hong kong horse racing, Jack Wong, Joao Moreira, John Moore, John Size, Karis Teetan, Kei Chiong, Matthew Poon, Nash Rawiller, Neil Callan, Philip Robinson, Sam Clipperton, The Melbourne Cup, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton
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FELIX COETZEE AND HIS TOP 20 CHAMPION HONG KONG HORSES (AND NEARLY MEETING AXL ROSE)
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk They would always say that he had a built-in clock in his head, which is why he was such a master of pace. Like his fellow South African jockeys -Jeff Lloyd, almost South African, and Basil … Continue reading
Posted in FELIX COETZEE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry
Tagged Basil Marcus, Caspar Fownes, Deep Purple, Douglas Whyte, Egyptian Ra, Felix Coetzee, Jeff Lloyd, John Moore, John Size, Silent Witness, Silver Jubilee Cup, Tony Cruz, Vaya Con Dios
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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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SRI LANKA: THE NEW LOCATION FOR THE WORLD’S RICHEST HORSE RACE AND GREATEST RIDE IN THE WORLD?
By Frank Lee Trillington It has been in the works for three years, but now with the soon-to-be opening in Colombo, Sri Lanka of the Sapphire Sri Lanka Gemstone Racing Club (SSLGRC) it’s all systems go with such ambitious plans … Continue reading
Posted in Horse Racing, JOHN SIZE, Peter V'landys, The horse racing industry
Tagged andre fabre, Bill Nader, brian kan ping-chee, CHRIS WALLER, Darren Weir, Gai Waterhouse, Gary Ng, Island Paradise Elephant Sapphire Cup, Joao Moreira, John Didham, John Moore, John Size, Mahela Jayawardene, MICHELLE PAYNE, Mike De Kock, Peter V'landys, Royal Turf Club, Sapphire Sri Lanka Gemstone Racing Club, Simon Love, Sri Lanka, SSLGRC, Ted Fordyce, The Railwayman, Tim Cutler, Vinay Sapuradnekarnam, WH Rambo Tse
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PARTICIPATION AND BEING PART OF THE WINNING TABLE
By Hans Ebert Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk Think about making music. It usually takes days and months to write and record 4-5 songs. And then what? Where and how is it going to be heard? Sure, there are so many delivery … Continue reading
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Adrenaline, Alex Lai, Almond Lee, Beer Garden, BEN SO, Benno Yung, Chris So, Danny Shum, dennis yip, Dua Lipa, Dylan Mo, Gallery, happy valley, John Moore, John Size, Kei Chiong, Keith Yeung, Manfred Man, Me Tsui, Millions, Peter Ho, Tash Sultana, the Jockey Challenge, Vincent Ho, Zac Purton
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KARIS TEETAN: THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF THE MAURITIAN MAGICIAN
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk When I think of Karis Teetan, the quality that springs most clearly to mind is his clear-eyed ability to live gratefully. That may sound simple, but is exceptionally difficult to achieve – particularly in the high … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry
Tagged Brett Prebble, Contentment, David Ferraris, Designs On Rome, Douglas Whyte, Joao Moreira, John Size, Karis Teetan, Longines Hong Kong International Races, Oriental Watch Shatin Trophy, Shatin, Shatin racecourse, Sun Jewellery, TOMMY BERRY
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ABOUT THAT OLD WHYTE MAGIC…
By Hans Ebert He’s looking happier, he’s riding winners with the deceiving ease that’s been his trademark, and there’s that steely determination expected of the jockey everyone agrees is the consummate professional. Some say, Douglas Whyte is back, to which … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged Basil Marcus, Brett Prebble, Champion jockey, Douglas Whyte, Glorious Days, Joao Moreira, Jockeys Premiership, John Size, London News, Queen Elizabeth 11 Cup, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton
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