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HONG KONG HORSE RACING: WHAT A LONG AND STRANGE RIDE IT’S BEEN
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk My aunt and uncle were the only racing fans in the family though family friends were loyal supporters of the sport in Hong Kong. My father would always remind me that Ceylon, where we came from, … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, The horse racing industry
Tagged Cheng Tai-chee, George Moore, George Sofronoff, happy valley, HKJC, Jerry Ng Chi-lam, Joe Pereira, Johnny Cruz, Kenny Kwok, lester piggott, Marcel Samarcq, MC Tam, Nick Metrevelli, Peter Miers, Peter Tse, Rambo Tse, Robin Parke, Ted Fordyce, Tony Silva
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WORTH REVISITING AS #HKIR NEARS: THE #HKIR DIARIES
Regrets, there’ve been a few when it comes to “The Sport Of Kings”, but what remains the highlight- at least to date- was when a group of us chipped in HK$500 each, and won the Triple Trio for the first … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, The horse racing industry
Tagged David Taggart, Glyn Pretty, happy valley, HKIR, John Didham, lester piggott, Longines, Michael Kinane, Nicolini’s, Nigel Tiley, Peter Miers, Sammy Hyland, Simon Baker, The Sport Of Kings, The United Nations Of Racing, The World Turf Championships
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THE HKIR DIARIES
Regrets, there’ve been a few when it comes to “The Sport Of Kings”, but what remains the highlight- at least to date- was when a group of us chipped in HK$500 each, and won the Triple Trio for the first … Continue reading
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, The horse racing industry
Tagged David Taggart, Glyn Pretty, happy valley, HKIR, John Didham, lester piggott, Longines, Michael Kinane, Nicolini’s, Nigel Tiley, Peter Miers, Sammy Hyland, Simon Baker, The Sport Of Kings, The United Nations Of Racing, The World Turf Championships
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KARIS TEETAN — WHOLE HEART
By Robin Louw There’s an old piece of riding advice that reads, ‘Throw your heart over a fence and your horse will follow’. Another advises that if you don’t give your whole heart, you don’t get the whole horse. Because … Continue reading
THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WORLD CLASS JOCKEY.
By Hans Ebert It’s always interesting when either you’re on top, or someone’s on top of you, and the current standings in the Jockey Premiership in Hong Kong sees an enthralling battle of talent, wits, politics, and, most key, how … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Brett Prebble, Caspar Fownes, David Hall, dennis yip, Douglas Whyte, Gérald Mossé, Joao Moreira, lester piggott, Melbourne Cup, Michael Kinane, Neil Callan, Pat Eddery, Stevie Cauthen, Walter Swinburn, Willie Shoemaker, Zac Purton
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HORSE RACING: HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO (INCLUDING EFFECTIVELY MARKETING CO-MINGLING)
Back in the day, Bonnie Tyler channeled Rod Stewart and made an impassioned plea via her song, “Holding Out For A Hero”. If ever horse racing needed a theme song, this is it- a sport sorely lacking in heroes, and, … Continue reading
Posted in FRANKIE DETTORI, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Ahmed Zayat, American Pharoah, Black Caviar, Bob Baffert, Brent Thomson, Christophe Soumillon, Deep Impact, FRANKEL, Frankie Dettori, George Moore, Joao Moreira, Kingston Town, lester piggott, Michael Kinane, Pat Eddery, Phar Lap, Ryan Moore, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Silent Witness, Steve Cauthen, Victor Espinoza
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THE FEEL GOOD STORIES
TONY CRUZ: THE BRUCE LEE OF HONG KONG RACING When John Hardie wrote that “Tony Cruz Is Not The Greatest Thing Since Fried Rice”, and how the then-young Champion jockey of Hong Kong had an apparent penchant for “fast cars, … Continue reading
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
TONY CRUZ: THE BRUCE LEE OF HONG KONG RACING When John Hardie wrote that “Tony Cruz Is Not The Greatest Thing Since Fried Rice”, and how the then-young Champion jockey of Hong Kong had an apparent penchant for “fast cars, … Continue reading
Posted in The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz
Tagged Co-Tack, Douglas Whyte, Felix Coetzee, Frankie Dettori, Gary Moore, GARY STEVENS, George Moore, Greville Starkey, Joe Mercer, John Hardie, KIERON FALLON, lester piggott, Max DeRosa, Pat Eddery, Silent Witness, Steve Cauthen, Super Team, Tony Cruz, Walter Swinburn, Willie Carson
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MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL…
(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) (Source: LOL Snaps) Together with our Mothership and often it can be a real mutha of a ship that is the SS Racingb*tch, we asked racing fans to name their choices for the Top Ten Jockeys in … Continue reading
Posted in CRAIG WILLIAMS, DOUGLAS WHYTE, GERARD MOSSE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, Tony Cruz, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged Bill Hartack, Brent Thomson, Brian Taylor, Christophe Soumillon, Christopher Lemaire, Craig Williams, Darren Beadman, Douglas Whyte, GARY STEVENS, geoff lane, Gerard Mosse, HUGH BOWMAN, Joao Moreira, Joel Rosario, Johnny Roe, Kieren Fallon, lester piggott, Maxime Guyon, Michael Kinane, Michael Rodd, Olivier Peslier, Pat Eddery, Philippe Paquet, Ryan Moore, Tony Cruz, Yasunari Iwata, Zac Purton
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JOCKEYS: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
(Source: Shim Weasel) By Hans Ebert Jockeys are today’s gunslingers- well, some of them though most have done no favours to the profession by being what some call “ankle biters” and I dismiss as Willie Wonka’s Oompah Loompahs. But those … Continue reading
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