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PETER MIERS AND HIS TRAIL BLAZING ROLE IN HK RACING It was a very different time when Peter Miers landed in Hong Kong in the early Seventies and horse racing, caught between staying an amateur sport and turning professional, could … Continue reading

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PETER MIERS AND HIS TRAIL BLAZING ROLE IN HK RACING

It was a very different time when Peter Miers landed in Hong Kong in the early Seventies and horse racing, caught between staying an amateur sport and turning professional, could have zig-zagged its way around the Mercedes Bends and ended … Continue reading

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THE FAST TRACK GUIDE TO SHATIN, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH Perhaps I’m getting ahead of myself, but I’m wondering if everyone amongst the current batch of trainers will still be standing here at the end of the season. (Source: Real Life Travels) … Continue reading

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A HONG KONG HORSE OPERA

If one were to ever produce a documentary about horse racing in Hong Kong when the sport was pretty much part of the Wild East or close to the taming of the West, the cast would feature the obvious names. … Continue reading

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