Flying high: Hong Kong racing and its Made In Hong Kong brand
Cutting straight to the chase, the successes of Trainer Frankie Lor For-chuen often seem to go “silent running”. It’s even easy to forget...
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Nov 20, 20224 min read
Mahjong
Waaaaai??? Hello??? YES!!! All’s well that ends well!! It sometimes resembled a scene where the Keystone Cops are bumbling their way...
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Nov 15, 20223 min read
When The Zac’s away tonight...
With him sidelined for at least tonight’s races for testing positive to Covid-19, it means that with The Zac Man away, the other cats...
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Nov 13, 20223 min read
Silvestre the Brazilian Cat and the Tweety Birds
While wondering when Hong Kong might see the return of the Brazilian Magic Man- Joao Moreira- another Brazilian is certainly doing more...
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Nov 7, 20222 min read
Seeing the road ahead for Hong Kong racing...
Some might see it as giving horse racing a facelift and a new personality that’s more stylish and perhaps even fun- Remember fun- but...
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Oct 27, 20222 min read
Ruan Maia: Hitting his stride
Nothing about the quirks of Hong Kong racing should surprise anyone who’s been here for some amount of time, but it never fails to be...
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Oct 20, 20223 min read
The Vincent who Don McLean didn’t sing about...
It’s all about timing and with Golden Sixty about to make its debut for the season, it really is time for those whose job is to promote...
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Oct 11, 20224 min read
HORSE RACING’S YOUNG GUNS A-BLAZING!!!
When Harry Bentley rode his third winner at Shatin on Sunday- Packing Victory- there was quite a loud whoop at my home. Apart from being...
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Oct 9, 20223 min read
Don’t play it again, Sam. Please.
Sam Agars, below, is a workmanlike racing writer, and having to constantly produce racing news for English-speaking Hong Kong readers of...
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Oct 6, 20223 min read
Why horse racing should be part of Hong Kong sports coming together...
Confidence is a wonderful and magical elixir. It’s something aspirational and often makes one believe that anything and everything is...
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Sep 30, 20223 min read
Hong Kong racing... and maybe facing the facts?
Under the heading, “Can the Jockey Club attract star riders, or will a Covid hangover loom large?” South China Morning Post racing writer...
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Sep 28, 20223 min read
Matthew Chadwick: Winner
Speak to Hong Kong horse racing fans about the best home-grown riding talent, not withstanding the legend that is now champion Trainer...
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Sep 22, 20222 min read
Cryptic notes from the crib
All kinds of stuff about horse racing, yes, but also other stuff that we find interesting and which maybe you will, too....
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Sep 20, 20223 min read
Cryptic notes from the crib
All kinds of stuff about horse racing, yes, but also other stuff that we find interesting and which maybe you will, too....
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Sep 18, 20222 min read
A multi million dollar Six Up Jackpot at Shatin today. Enough said.
The Brazilian Magic Man João Moreira makes his much anticipated return to Hong Kong racing today though, to be frank, apart from perhaps...
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Sep 15, 20224 min read
Luke and Lyle and bringing storytelling to horse racing...
By Hans Ebert There’s a new gun in town and his name is Luke Ferraris. Hang on, wait. Luke Ferraris has been riding in Hong Kong since...
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Sep 14, 20223 min read
Thumbs up for tonight’s racing at Happy Valley?
Today is the first night meeting of the new season at the iconic Happy Valley Racecourse, and though bothering to go out in the evenings...
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Sep 13, 20222 min read
The Hong Kong Handsome Men’s Horse Racing Club
As an official chapter of the global Handsome Men’s Horse Racing Club, voting for membership will continue for the rest of this Hong Kong...
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Sep 12, 20222 min read
Over the moon cake about the new racing season...
The highlights of the opening day yesterday to the new Hong Kong racing season is that turnover was more than respectable considering the...
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Sep 7, 20224 min read
Zac, João, Hong Kong and the next Field Of Dreams...
One doubts many can see it, but The Zac And João Show that has been going on since the mercurial Brazilian Magic Man arrived in the city...
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