Tag Archives: ROYAL ASCOT
THE HOUSE OF CARDS ISSUE
By Keyser Soze RICHIE RICHBOY’S PROBLEMS GOT A WHOLE LOT WORSE… Oh, Richie Richboy, you’re in deep, deep bird droppings, aren’t you? Ray Murrihy and the racing police have set March 10 as Liam Prior’s and your own date with … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged ATC, brent stanley, Brisbane Racing Club, Danny O'Brien, delay no more, Douglas Whyte, Gloaters Anonymous, horse racing on Twitter, Joao Moreira, Liam Prior, Neville Bell, Pietro Vlundies, Racing NSW, Racing Police, racing twitterverse, Racing.com, Ray Murrihy, ROYAL ASCOT, Sky Thoroughbred Central, Tabcorp, TVN, Twitter
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THE CLOCKWORK ORANGE ISSUE
By Keyser Soze IS SINGAPORE RACING IN A GOOD PLACE? Reading between the lines and from what is being chatted about, racing in Singapore is in a very strange place. Literally. Then again, for those of us who have had … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged Danielle Johnson, Danny Beasley, Danny Shum, Eurico Rosa Da Silva, Gavin Lerena, geoff lane, Glyn Pretty, GLYN SCHOFIELD, HKJC, Joao Moreira, John Size, Kris Flyer Sprint, Leon Fox, Peter Miers, Racing Carnivals, Racing NSW, RACING VICTORIA, ROYAL ASCOT, SINGAPORE TURF CLUB, Tabcorp, The Melbourne Cup, Vlad Duric
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CHINA HORSE CLUB: MORE BEATING OF THE DRUMS
By Jenny Bridle In a recent news report, China Horse Club (CHC) owner Teo Ah Khing discussed his Club’s recent race meeting at Wuhan on Mainland China. Aside from the usual commentary by Teo on how, through his involvement in … Continue reading
CONTENT, WOBBLE HEADS AND RACING’S BIG GLOBAL PICTURE
Often you need to step outside that restricting box or square or lazy comfort zone to ensure that insular thinking, aided and abetted by all those lemmings and toadies buzzing around, hasn’t resulted in navel gazing. Think of it as … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, brett prebble, casper fownes, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Andy Suborics, BMW and horse racing, Chad Schofield, Damien Lane, Francesca Cumani, Gai Waterhouse, Gary Moore, Gérald Mossé, Longines and horse racing, Olivier Doleuze, Pharoah, ROYAL ASCOT, Ryan Moore, Tom Quealy
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ABLE FRIEND, HONG KONG AND NEVER KNOWING UNTIL ONE TRIES
When the SARS outbreak- Severe Acute Respiratory System- brought Hong Kong to a standstill and dark clouds hung over the city, a horse played a role in offering people- not only racing fans- a glimmer of hope every time it … Continue reading
Posted in casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Able Friend, Caspar Fownes, Douglas Whyte, Joao Moreira, Maxime Guyon, Queen Anne Stakes, ROYAL ASCOT, Silent Witness, Solow, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton
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THE FIFAGATE ISSUE
“FIFAGATE” PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON ALL SPORTS Perhaps the only surprise surrounding the “Fifagate” scandal and the arrests of some of the most prominent names in world soccer administration, was that those who were arrested at their five star Zurich hotel … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Australian Racing Conference, FIFA, Fifafgate, Inglis, Magic Millions, PAN SUTONG, ROYAL ASCOT, Sun Bloodstock, The China Horse Club, The Sydney Autumn Carnival, Twitch, We Chat
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ZAC PURTON COMES OF AGE
PART OF THE FEEL GOOD STORIES When Zac Purton won his first Hong Kong Jockey Premiership last season, and, in so doing, ended the incredible thirteen-year reign of “Emperor” Douglas Whyte, Australian racing fans celebrated almost as much as the … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, zac purton
Tagged Douglas Whyte, Giant Treasure, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Jockey Premiership, Hong Kong Racing, Horse racing, Joao Moreira, John Size, Luger, PAN SUTONG, ROYAL ASCOT, Sacred Falls, Zac Purton, zac purton and tagged BMW HK Derby
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MOREIRA VERSUS PURTON AND HONG KONG’S ABLE FRIEND
It’s not always the journey, it’s the destination, and Royal Ascot, with the mouth-watering prospect of possibly racing against the exciting Solow, is the big destination that awaits Able Friend on June 16 in the Queen Anne Stakes. The world’s … Continue reading
ZAC PURTON COMES OF AGE
When Zac Purton won his first Hong Kong Jockey Premiership last season, and, in so doing, ended the incredible thirteen-year reign of “Emperor” Douglas Whyte, Australian racing fans celebrated almost as much as the country’s cricket fans will if Australia … Continue reading
THE DEAD END ISSUE
(Source: Simon Free) Remember the front page headlines last year alleging race fixing was alive and well and thriving in Victorian horse racing? The soap opera that was race fixing and the “Smoking Aces” race fix saga left a trail … Continue reading
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