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HORSE RACING, HONG KONG STYLE, AND THE #HKIR
(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) By Hans Ebert When Occupy Central turned into the Umbrella Movement and brought most of Hong Kong to a standstill last year, it was a smart move by its organisers never to cross the line and put … Continue reading
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, The horse racing industry, WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES, www.fasttrack.hk
Tagged Asia’s world city, happy valley, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Tourism Board, Occupy Central, Peter Miers, Shatin, Star Ferry, Umbrella Movement, United Nations Of Racing
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SATURDAY AT SHATIN: A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE #HKIR
By Hans Ebert It might have been a lowly class 5 race, but it produced a finish that belied the quality of the horses involved and underlined the competitiveness of Hong Kong racing- a short head and a head separating … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, zac purton
Tagged Beauty Flame, Brett Prebble, Christophe Soumillon, Douglas Whyte, Gérald Mossé, HKIR, Howard YT Cheng, Jockey Club Sprint, Longines Jockey Club Cup, Longines Jockey Club Mile, Man Ka-leung, O’Socoole, Red Cadeaux, Tony Cruz, United Nations Of Racing, Zac Purton
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GaiTV: A Perfect Celebration of Horse Racing
By Jenny Bridle Three things come to mind when thinking of the Gai Waterhouse brand: The First Lady of Australian Racing; women who reach for and achieve the heights of success in male-dominated arenas; and, absolute passion for the sport … Continue reading
WHAT COULD THE NEW HK RACING SEASON HOLD?
(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) After a two month sabbatical and siesta, the gates fly open on Sunday at Shatin Racecourse and we gallop into the 2015-2016 racing season. For many, these two months have been a long and arduous wait- and … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged Caspar Fownes, Gun Pit, John Moore, Mott 32, Nicole Purton, Sammo Hung, Sapporo, SEAN WOODS, Sevva, Shatin racecourse, United Nations Of Racing, Zac Purton
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HORSE RACING: ONE MAN’S PERSONAL JOURNEY (THAT HAS COME TO AN END)
Seriously now, what was there about horse racing that first attracted us to the sport and keeps us in it with a vice-like grip as if in the throes of sexual activity with the heat turned on to a maximum … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Charities Trust, happy valley, happy wednesday, HKJC, HKJC Charities Trust, hong kong horse racing, Joao Moreira, Shatin racecourse, United Nations Of Racing, Zac Purton
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PLANETS, HALLS, LANES, AND RAMMING WITH THE FAST TRACKER
————————————- THE INSIDE TRACK HONG KONG AND A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH PLANET RACING? By having a “United Nations of Racing” competing every race day- riders from South Africa, Italy, France, Belgium, Mauritius, Australia, Ireland, and Hong Kong- the Hong Kong … Continue reading
Posted in casper fownes, dennis yip, DOUGLAS WHYTE, GERARD MOSSE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, NASH RAWILLER, richard gibson, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, zac purton
Tagged Adrenaline, Chalk, Christophe Soumillon, Derek Leung, Douglas Whyte, Greg Hall, HAPPY VALLEY RACECOURSE, happy wednesday, Hay Market, HKJC, Lloyd Williams, Maxime Guyon, Mirco Demuro, Nash Rawiller, Ryan Moore, S’Manga Khumelo, TOMMY BERRY, Umberto Rispoli, United Nations Of Racing
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