Tag Archives: Melbourne Spring Carnival
HORSE RACING AND ITS FIDDLERS ON THE ROOF
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk The night earlier I had watched a blistering monologue from the razor sharp mind of George Carlin on big business in America- how the rich get richer and everyone in their path either get steamrolled or … Continue reading
THE MELBOURNE SPRING CARNIVAL: DID IT LOSE ITS FOOTING?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Sure, Speak Softly And Carry A Big Stick. But when there’s a Big Stick to shake, and instead of it being shaken and stirred, it’s waived in a feeble manner, it leaves one scratching their head … Continue reading
WINXELLENT, HUGHIE!!!
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you, sometimes, one monkey don’t stop no show, and then there are those special days when one extraordinary horse saves a country’s entire weekend of racing. Finished … Continue reading
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS RACING.COM GALLOPING TO AND WITH WHO BY ITS SIDE?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk We’re not quite getting it. Then again, it’s been a long time since we understood how exactly racing in Victoria works. Or continues to unravel with no signs of a knight in shiny armour to put … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, Peter V'landys
Tagged COBALT, Dean Pettit, Frankie Dettori, HKJC, Melbourne Cup, Melbourne Spring Carnival, Peter V'landys, RACING VICTORIA, Racing.com, Sammy Hyland, ShaneO, Tabcorp, The Everest, Wayne Hawkes
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TIME FOR SOME EXECUTIVE ACTION, RACING CLUBS…
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk There’s a wonderful recording by the late Billy Preston, the only musician to be credited on a Beatles recording- he played keyboards on “Get Back”- called “That’s The Way God Planned It” and which is on … Continue reading
THE AMBUSHED BY EVEREST ISSUE
WHEN RIVALRY IS AMBUSHED BY VINDICTIVENESS In Politics, Disunity is Death. It’s the same for any commercial sector or sporting code. In the dark and distant past, rivalries in sport were often marked by vindictiveness and played out in the … Continue reading
THE NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN MOODY BLUES ISSUE
By Keyser Soze PETER MOODY RIDES HIS SEESAW If Australian racing’s underclass had its way they’d declare a national day of mourning to commemorate Pater Moody’s decision to take his bat and ball and leave the oval. The reason for … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, MOONEE VALLEY, SINGAPORE TURF CLUB
Tagged "Rocket Man", CAULFIELD, David Moodie, Elmer Funke-Kupper, Flamberge, Hun Sun, JAMES MCDONALD, James Packer, Melbourne Spring Carnival, Moonee Valley, Nick McKenzie, Peter Moody, RACING VICTORIA, Racing.com, Richard Baker, Rocket Man horse, ShaneO, Tabcorp
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THE TECHNOCRATIC AND LEMMINGS ISSUE
The lemmings seem to be in super-charged mode these days and it’s quite interesting to see how many are staying true to form and with the blind leading the blind. Right now, the investment de jour for those in the … Continue reading
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