Tag Archives: MICHELLE PAYNE
JAMES MATHERS WRITES IN ABOUT HIS BEAUTIFUL DREAM FOR CANTERBURY RACECOURSE
I went to bed earlier this week somewhat confused. I was having difficulty understanding the ATC’s decision to spend about $3 million on a synthetic track at Canterbury racecourse, a racecourse where the only horses trained are those in quarantine….only … Continue reading
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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THE THOUGHTLESS ISSUE
By Keyser Soze CAULFIELD CUP CHANGE: A NOT WELL THOUGHT OUT BUBBLE… It is easy to see the commonality between the “Everest” concept and Melbourne Racing Club’s proposed change to make its signature race – the 2400 metres Caulfield Cup- … Continue reading
THE MELBOURNE CUP, CREATIVITY, HONOURING GREG MILES AND WHY EVERYONE LOVES JOAO
By Hans Ebert Melbourne Cup jockey Joao Moreira praised for 'beautiful' gesture https://t.co/t7KXBf6L1s (Sport) #newzealand #nznews — New Zealand News (@KiwiLiveNews) November 1, 2016 Sometimes when you don’t expect much, you get it all. And yesterday’s Melbourne Cup Day had … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, brett prebble, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Almandin, Brett Prebble, David Ogilvy, France Galop, Galop De Hermes, Greg Miles, Heartbreak City, Hermes, Invincible Star, Joao Moreira, JRA, Kate Goodrich, Kerrin McEvoy, Melbourne Cup, Melbourne Cup Day, MICHELLE PAYNE, Robert Hickmott, THE MAGIC MAN
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ALL A TWITTER. BUT WHAT’S IT GOING TO CHANGE?
BACK WITH EXTRA BITE (AND MORE RELISH) All publicity is not good publicity, especially in today’s social media-driven world. Just look at the oh-so-public fallouts between Taylor Swift and Kanye West and Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift, the merciful breakup … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Tagged Brett Prebble, Caspar Fownes, Danny Nikolic, David Hall, Douglas Whyte, Eddie Hayson, happy wednesday, Hong Kong Jockey Premiership, Jockey Challenge, Mark Zahra, MICHELLE PAYNE, National Day Cup, Oktoberfest, Racing in Australia, Richie Sambora, TIM CLARK
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THE DRAWING POWER OF KEI CHIONG
By Hans Ebert When time for the Longines Hong Kong International Races rolls around again- and gawd knows, time flies- there will be another reason for taking in The Greatest Show On Turf: Kei Chiong. The Kei Chiong success story … Continue reading
CHANGING THE FACE OF SPONSORSHIP IN HORSE RACING
By Hans Ebert Almost two decades ago, a group of us, including a few jockeys from the land Down Under then riding in Macau, were talking about sponsorship- the sponsorship of jockeys, and how this could work. The discussion didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry, WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES, zac purton
Tagged David Beckham, Douglas Whyte, Gary Moore, Hong Kong Jockey Premierships, HUGH BOWMAN, Kei Chiong, LEWIS HAMILTON, Melbourne Cup, MICHELLE PAYNE, Simon Fuller, TOMMY BERRY, Tony Cruz, X1X Entertainment, Zac Purton
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NEEDED: WORLDWIDE GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION TO GET SPORTS- AND RACING- BACK ON TRACK!
WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH “The blight must stop”, declared Fairfax’s Sunday Age editorial’s opening line on cheating, drugs and corruption in sport. Whilst a true and accurate reflection of a restless and increasingly angry community comprising a diverse sports loving … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Asian Racing Conference, British Horse Racing Board, cheating in sports, Greg Nichols, MACAU JOCKEY CLUB, Marie May Dangol, Melbourne Cup, MICHELLE PAYNE, Shane Warne, sports cheating
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THE 2015 RACINGB*TCH AWARDS
*The #Hashtag Award: This goes to the HKJC’s Executive Manager of Racing Communications Pat Cummings, and all his hashtags during #HKIR Week twittered by twelve relatively young, #enthusiastic and Bambi-like “influencers” from #America. It was a very good initiative, and … Continue reading
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Beer Garden, Christine Bowman, Gavin Lerena, HKIJC, HKIR, HKJC, JAMES MCDONALD, Jennifer Palor, Longines World Best Jockey Award, MICHELLE PAYNE, Neil Callan, NSW, Pat Cummings, Patrick Cummings, Richie Callander, Silvestre de Sousa, Victor Espinoza, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Zac Purton
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BECAUSE IT’S 2015: TIME FOR MICHELLE PAYNE
By Jenny Bridle (Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) On November 3rd Michelle Payne became the first woman to ride the winner of the “Race that Stops a Nation,” the Melbourne Cup. She did this on Prince of Penzance, a 100-1 longshot. In … Continue reading
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