Tag Archives: “Sacred Kingdom”

CASPAR FOWNES AND HIS TOP 20 CHAMPION HORSES OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS

By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk It’s hard to think that he almost didn’t receive his license to train in Hong Kong.There are vague memories of those days when his father Lawrie went to bat for him along with the racing media … Continue reading

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DOUGLAS WHYTE AND HIS LIST OF HONG KONG’S TOP 20 CHAMPION HORSES

By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk When Douglas Whyte rode the first winner of the day at Sha Tin yesterday, it was one of those moments in time that made my mind wander. It was a lowly Class 5 event, but it … Continue reading

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THE FEEL GOOD STORIES

SILENT WITNESS: HONG KONG HERO AND ROCK STAR HORSE “When going down to the barriers before the second International Sprint he won, I looked up at the grandstand and all I saw was this sea of green and black colours. … Continue reading

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT THE FIRST TIME AROUND…

SILENT WITNESS: HONG KONG HERO AND ROCK STAR HORSE “When going down to the barriers before the second International Sprint he won, I looked up at the grandstand and all I saw was this sea of green and black colours. … Continue reading

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THE “ANGER MANAGEMENT” ISSUE

HONG KONG’S HOME OFFICE POLICY LETS RACING DOWN BADLY Hong Kong’s leading racing journalist Alan Aitken’s “On The Rails” column in the South China Morning Post last week highlighted a striking, and in these days, anti-competitive and unacceptable anomaly facing … Continue reading

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