Tag Archives: Mike Smith
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
LONGINES AND HONG KONG THE BIG WINNERS ON A GLORIOUS DAY AT SHATIN
Like Sting lecturing us mere mortals on the benefits of Tantric Sex, the buildup to Longines and the Hong Kong Jockey Club International Races had been long and steady. After months of talking, the horses arrived, and track watchers came … Continue reading
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Tagged ALAIN DE ROYER DUPRE, Christophe Lemaire, Christophe Soumillon, DAMIEN OLIVER, Dominant and Akeed Mofeed, Douglas Whyte, Ed Dunlop, GARY STEVENS, Gerard Mosse, HKJC, hong kong horse racing, Hong Kong’s equine stars Military Attack, Jeremy Spencer, John Gosden, John Moore, Kerrin McEvoy, Longines, Longines International Races, Lord Kanaloa, Luca Cumani, Mike Smith, Moonlight Cloud, Mount Athos, Red Cadeaux, RICHARD GIBSON, Richard Hughes, Ryan Moore, Shatin, Sky Lantern, The Fugue, TOMMY BERRY, William Buick, Zac Purton
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COS HORSE RACING SHOULDN’T BE AS MISERABLE AS STEPTOE
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas and what happens with those connected with Hong Kong racing ends up being talked about in Macau and its “famous” Irish Bar with the latest “mail de jour” being a horse having been … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JO JO MCKINNON, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Adrenaline, Beer Garden, Francesca Cumani, GARY STEVENS, Giddy Up, HKJC, hong kong horse racing, JENNY CHAPMAN, Jo McKinnon, Kerrin McEvoy, Mike Smith, The Gallery, Zac Purton
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MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO’S THE KING OF THE TURF?
On Wednesday night at Happy Valley, they roll into town- the modern version of gunslingers and the fastest draws in the West and Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai in the form of the world’s riders from the storm- twelve of the worlds … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged Christophe Lemaire, Christophe Soumillon, Douglas Whyte, GARY STEVENS, happy valley, HKJC, hong kong horse racing, International jockey challenges, Keith Yeung, Kerrin McEvoy, Maxime Guyon, Mike Smith, Mirco Demuro, Suguru Hamanaka, the Longines International Championship, World Super Jockey Series, Zac Purton
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HOW YOU, TOO CAN BE PART OF THE LONGINES INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS CHALLENGE ON DEC 4
December 4 at Happy Valley sees a truly International Happy Wednesday happening, thanks to the Longines International Jockey Challenge where, like every year, some of the best jockeys from around the world represent their countries in four designated races- but, … Continue reading
LONGINES HK INTERNATIONAL DAY AND WHY IT CAN’T GET MORE INTERNATIONAL
(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH What punters who profess to be knowledgable should start understanding about the politics of racing and how the racing media- especially in Australia- are used with some in the pockets of the … Continue reading
Posted in 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, Tony Cruz, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged Douglas Whyte, GARY STEVENS, happy valley, Joao Moreira, Keith Yeung, Kerrin McEvoy, Maxime Guyon, Mike Smith, Mirco Demuro, Richard Hughes, Ryan Moore, Suguru Hamanaka, the Longines Hong Kong International Races, the Longines Hong Kong Jockey Challenge, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton
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