Tag Archives: Michael Kinane
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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THE GAUCH: ONWARDS AND UPWARDS
By Hans Ebert Call them part of the Old School of horse racing, but, like in music, and every art and sport, there’s no substitute for experience, and still so much that can be learned from them- racing heroes and … Continue reading
THE WELFARE OF OUR STATE
By Robyn Louw Many years ago, we were away on a family holiday along with my aunt and younger cousins. The baby of the family was at that exploratory stage where they were still finding out about their body and … Continue reading
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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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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DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE IRISHMAN, THE FRENCHMAN AND WINNING?
Horse racing is a game of contrasting fortunes and no matter where a race is held by less than six degrees of separation and no Kevin Bacon in sight. In Hong Kong at Shatin, Irish jockey Colm O’Donoghue who is … Continue reading
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