Tag Archives: Michael Rodd
THE HONG KONG RACING COVERAGE ISSUE
By Hans Ebert It’s at the Emerald Hotel that many of the Melbourne racing crowd meet, and the joint has a certain, well, lived in atmosphere. It’s rustic- and a little rusty, but no one seems to mind. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Brent Thomson, CAULFIELD, Chairman’s Sprint Prize, Champions Mile, Corey Brown, Danny Nikolic, Darren Gauci, David Hayes, Derek Leung, Emerald Hotel, GLEN BOSS, HKJC, Michael Rodd, QE 11 Cup, Racing.com, Randwick, Steven King, Tabcorp, WILLIAM PIKE, yes
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NEW JOCKEYS: WHO IS REALLY READY TO BOARD HONG KONG’S STARSHIP ENTERPRISE?
It’s all about putting in the hard work- and by that, it’s not just about turning up for trackwork and making one’s self available for rides. It’s about how you go out there and promote and market yourself to owners, … Continue reading
Posted in casper fownes, dennis yip, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry, zac purton
Tagged Akeed Mofeed, Blake Shinn, BMW Hong Kong Derby, Brent Thomson, BRENTON AVDULLA, CHRIS PARNHAM, Corey Brown, DAMIEN OLIVER, Danielle Johnston, Danny Brereton, Danny Nikolic, Darren Beadman, Darren Gauci, Douglas Whyte, Dwayne Dunn, Hong Kong Racing, Hughie Bowman, James Winks, John Moore, John Size, Karis Teetan, KEVIN MOSES, Mark Zahra, Michael Rodd, Neil Callan, Peter Miers, Richard Fourie, RICHARD GIBSON, Steven King, TOMMY BERRY, TONY MILLARD, Tye Angland, Zac Purton
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THE HAPPY WINSDAY GORILLAZ WARFARE ISSUE
HORSE RACING AND GORILLAZ WARFARE There’s A Tale Of Two Cities, and, hopefully, this can be a Tale Of Two Brands (and one band) that can take horse racing, via the HKJC’s successful Happy Wednesday brand, to boldly go where … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, GERARD MOSSE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged Bill Burnett, Blake Shinn, Brent Thomson, Brett Prebble, Chris Munce, DAMIEN OLIVER, Danny Brereton, Danny Nikolic, Darren Beadman, Dwayne Dunn, Gary Moore, geoff lane, GLEN BOSS, Glyn Pretty, GORILLAZ, Greg Hall, happy wednesday, HKJC, Hughie Bowman, KEVIN MOSES, Leon Fox, Mark DeMontfort, MARK RILEY, Mark Zahra, Mauritian jockey, Michael Rodd, Mosse, Nash Rawiller, Neil Callan, Nick Ryan, Nooresh Juglall, Olivier Doleuze, Peter Leyshan, Peter Miers, Randwick, Ray Setches, Rod Staples, Shane Dye, Stephen Baster, Steven King, Tye Angland
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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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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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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND UGLY ISSUE
NSW MEDIA RIGHTS FIGHT DRAGS ON Kenny Callander’s Daily Telegraph column this week confirmed what many have been dreading – the stalemate or Mexican standoff in the NSW media rights negotiations between Racing NSW and TVN (read the Victorian race … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, CRAIG WILLIAMS, FRANKIE DETTORI, JAMES MCDONALD, JOHN MOORE, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged Andrew Rule, ATC, Corey Brown, Craig Williams, Damian Oliver, GLEN BOSS, Godolphin, HUGH BOWMAN, kenny callander, Kerrin McEvoy, LUKE NOLEN, Michael Rodd, Mitt Romney, Mother Teresa, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, Silvestre D’Sousa, Sky Channel, The Qatar Royal Family, TVN
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THE “HELLO? SO WHAT’S NEW?” ISSUE
Sure, we have an enormous crush on her and might even ask her to be our Facebook friend, but Perth Racing’s Kristi Ulrich resigning and being replaced by Jamie Chadwick reveals a problem prevalent in so many racing clubs. We … Continue reading
THE “WHO CARES?” ISSUE
“You must understand that racing club only care about the big punters. Entertainment is a distraction to them”. Someone we were having dinner with was pummeling our ears with this “news”. “It’s all and ONLY about turnover” and, talking about … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing
Tagged ADELAIDE CUP, BEN SO, Black Caviar, BRETT DAVIS, Brett Prebble, CLARE LINDOP, Darren Beadman, Darren Gauci, Douglas Whyte, Gerard Mosse, GLEN BOSS, Greg Cheyne, HILTON DONALDSON, Hong Kong Jockey Club, JENNY CHAPMAN, JOEY YUNG, John Moore, JORDAN FREW, MACAU JOCKEY CLUB, Michael Rodd, PATRICK LAM, TONY MILLARD, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges
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THE “SPINNING OUTTA CONTROL” ISSUE
Racing writer Alan Aitken wrote an interesting piece in Hong Kong’s Morning Post last week. It was a very looooooong piece that went from the win of Dim Sum at the Lunar New Year Meeting to the local constabulary making … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, Victorian Racing Club
Tagged ALAN AITKEN, BRETT DAVIS, DARREN FLINDELL, Douglas Whyte, Greg Cheyne, HKJC, HORSE RACING IN CHINA, JENNY CHAPMAN, Michael Rodd, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, RACING VICTORIA, SHANE WARNE AND LIZ HURLEY, Weichong Marwing
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THE “KUNG HEI FAT CHOY AND LUNAR YEAR OF THE RABBIT” ISSUE
At Racingbitch, we are very familiar with three industries-advertising/marketing, music. and horse racing. And there is an eerie similarity between each of them and which, if not nipped in the bud now, does not bode well for the future. Why? … Continue reading
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