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LOOKING BACK ON FWD CHAMPIONS DAY IN THE NEW NORMAL
By Hans Ebert Visit: www.fasttrack.hk It was meant to be a favourites day. We all said it would be- at least those who know a thing or...
Apr 27, 20204 min read
SHATIN CHARLIE AND THE ANGELS RACING FACTORY
With that right old smooth talking Charlie offering them some sage, rosemary and thyme advice, our three Angels did very well for...
Mar 1, 20204 min read
Coming up: A Whyte Size Duel
By Hans Ebert @HansEbertMusic Visit: www.hans-ebert.com To their credit, they have been professional enough not to air any dirty laundry...
Jan 11, 20205 min read
THE ZAC, DOUGIE, JOAO, JOHN JOHN, FRANKIE (AND GEORGE???) SHOW?
By Hans Ebert @HansEbertMusic Visit: www.hans-ebert.com It’s become so regular that one takes it for granted- the trebles and quartets...
May 24, 20194 min read
SUNDAY AT SHA TIN AND A BEAUTY OF A DAY
By Hans Ebert @HansEbertMusic Visit: www.hans-ebert.com It was racing all over Australia yesterday with the sumptuous buffet of Group 1...
Apr 7, 20195 min read
DOUGLAS WHYTE: LEGEND. INSPIRATION.
By Hans Ebert @HansEbertMusic Visit: www.hans-ebert.com Maybe it’s what Douglas Whyte didn’t see and what some of us kept in check that...
Jan 31, 20194 min read
Get ready for a few Baby Sharks at Happy Wednesday tonight!
As a quick recap of the races at Shatin or Sha Tin on Sunday, there were two very messy races. Someone who does quite a bit of riding for...
Jan 30, 20192 min read
SUN MET RACE DAY IN SOUTH AFRICA: RISES TO THE TUNE OF $149 MILLION FOR HKJC
By Hans Ebert @HansEbertMusic Visit: www.hans-ebert.com Look who’s arrived at the #SunMet #ItsARush pic.twitter.com/FN7A7JOtRx — Racing...
Jan 27, 20192 min read
THE RACING EDGE: SHINN AND MELBOURNE, WHYTE IN HONG KONG…
News, views and ideas as to how horse racing can change with the times and attract a new generation by feeding them some entertaining...
Jan 27, 20192 min read
HORSE RACING. PAUSE. REFRESH. PRESS PLAY.
By Hans Ebert @HansEbertMusic Visit: www.hans-ebert.com It’s where music has gone wrong- big business and music fans dividing its power...
Jan 25, 20194 min read
HORSE RACING’S HUGE GENERATION GAP
By Hans Ebert @HansEbertMusic Visit: www.hans-ebert.com It’s not a generational thing so much as witnessing a generational change or...
Jan 21, 20194 min read
THE HORSE RACING EDGE: MORE NEW STUFF ABOUT MORE NEW STUFF
News, views and ideas as to how horse racing can change with the times and attract a new generation by feeding them some entertaining...
Jan 20, 20194 min read
WE ARE NOT DEANE LESTER SO PREPARE FOR LOUSY TIPS FOR SHA TIN…
Yes, the world’s best miler Beauty Generation steps out in the Group 1 Stewards Cup and no one can see him being beaten. Well, no, wait....
Jan 20, 20192 min read
WE’RE NOT DEANE LESTER AT HAPPY WEDNESDAY, OK?
Management Star (7) RACE 2 Rugby Diamond (9) Carry To Win (10) Paddington (8) Nashashuk (1) RACE 3 The first leg of the Six Up and always...
Jan 16, 20191 min read
THE HORSE RACING EDGE: MORE STUFF ABOUT MORE OTHER STUFF
News, views and ideas as to how horse racing can change with the times and attract a new generation by feeding them some entertaining...
Jan 16, 20193 min read
HONG KONG RACING: THE GOOD, THE WEIRD AND THE GOOFY
By Hans Ebert Visit Hans-Ebert.com Though the last couple of meetings were a bit like Superman being struck down by kryptonite, at least...
Jan 1, 20193 min read
THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF HONG KONG RACING’S BUTCH AND SUNDANCE…
By Hans Ebert Visit Hans-Ebert.com A few years ago, many of us in Hong Kong would look at the race card and draw a line over whatever it...
Dec 26, 20182 min read
THE HKJC COMES UP WITH A BEAUTY…
By Hans Ebert Visit Hans-Ebert.com Rightly or wrongly, the word “malaise” was used by me recently to describe the state of horse racing....
Nov 19, 20187 min read
YOU HEARD RIGHT: THERE’S A SOUTH AFRICAN NIEKERK IN TOWN
By Hans Ebert Visit Hans-Ebert.com It’s really all about reading the mood of the city. Any city. Who’s prioritising what and trying to...
Sep 3, 20184 min read
THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE AND DAYS OF FUTURE PAST OF HONG KONG RACING
By Hans Ebert Visit Hans-Ebert.com Someone was mentioning how and what made the dragon wake up. It wasn’t a dragon so much as the Durban...
Jul 20, 20184 min read
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