Tag Archives: Rosehill
BRING ON HONG KONG’S STAR WARS: THE 2017 BMW HONG KONG DERBY
By Hans Ebert It’s Star Wars this afternoon starring the best four year old gallopers to make the grade in Hong Kong. After months of wondering who’ll make the cut, weeks of reading about the runners’ chances from their trainers, … Continue reading
OUR BOOMING DELIGHT FOR SAM CLIPPERTON.. AT ROSEHILL
(Courtesy of Fast Track) By Hans Ebert There must have been a helluva loud whoop of delight from his muchos supporters in Oz and Hong Kong when Sam Clipperton won the second race at Rosehill yesterday on the Snowden-trained Artistry, … Continue reading
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS AT THE RACES…
By Hans Ebert Even the Marx Brothers would have thought that last Sunday’s Day At The Races at Shatin bordered on a surreal mix of weirdness, tinged with sadness, and a patch of flatness, where it just didn’t matter who … Continue reading
14 THINGS TO FEAR IN HORSE RACING (PART ONE)
*A fifteen minute standup comedy routine by Ryan Moore at the annual gala dinner during Longines Hong Kong International Races. *Danny Nikolic popping up as The Bachelor. *RNSW booking a Milli Vanilli tribute band to attract millennials to the races. … Continue reading
THE “WHIPPING INTO NON ACTION” ISSUE
By Keyser Soze BREEDERS LEVY: THE GREAT ESCAPE Australia’s premier annual yearling sale – the William Inglis Easter sale- kicks off in Sydney next Tuesday. The three day sale showcases le crème de la crème of Australia’s thoroughbred yearlings and, … Continue reading
THE GAI WATERHOUSE AND GAME OF THRONES ISSUE
By Hans Ebert GAI WATERHOUSE STABLES TO BE SOLD TO HONG KONG CONNECTIONS? WELL, KUNG HEI FAT CHOY, DIM SUMS! That’s the word, and we believe it. After almost a year of negotiations involving Lady GaiGai- and Lord Rob, of … Continue reading
WISE WORDS FROM SHANE DYE ON THE SKULLCAP DEBATE
The question that needs to be answered is why are there so many serious back and head injuries now that result in more deaths. The answer is VESTS. Vests have been the biggest cover-up in Australian racing. Everybody knows what … Continue reading
NORM SNOWDEN HAS ANOTHER RANT!
Ah, the much maligned mug punter and TAB. Can I just say, we are all mug punters in one way, shape or form. And as for the TAB, at least they have always contributed to racing and never knocked a … Continue reading