THE THREE AMIGOS RETURN FROM THEIR SIESTA
RACE 1 12-2-3-4 RACE 2 1-8-2-3 *RACE 3 4-1-3-5 RACE 4 7-6-3-1 *RACE 5 7-3-13-1 *RACE 6 9-2-4-3 RACE 7 8-2-5-6 *RACE 8 1-3-12-9...
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Dec 12, 201611 min read
LONGINES #HKIR: THE WEEK THAT WAKES UP A CITY
By Hans Ebert Melbourne has The Race That Stops A Nation, and Hong Kong has The International Races That Wakes Up A City. With now...
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Dec 8, 20165 min read
THE NIGHT HAPPY WEDNESDAY WENT TRULY INTERNATIONAL
By Hans Ebert Thinking back, there was the night when attending a fairly recent Hong Kong International Jockeys’ Championship and being...
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Nov 29, 20165 min read
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO IN HONG KONG: OUR GUIDE TO GETTING THE MOST OUT OF 2016 LONGINES #HKIR WEEK
If music be the food of life, then play on. But in Hong Kong, the question is when? And if visiting this city, the bigger question is...
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Nov 28, 20161 min read
FEEL FREE TO ADD TO OUR #HKIR TOP OF THE POPS
By Hans Ebert * My Way: Calvin Harris * We Are The Champions: Queen 2 We Will Rock You: Queen 3 The Best Day Of Our Lives: American...
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Nov 24, 20163 min read
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO IN HONG KONG: OUR GUIDE TO GETTING THE MOST OUT OF 2016 LONGINES #HKIR WEEK
Some like it hot, some like it hotter, and some years ago, the most popular restaurant for spicy Sichuan cuisine was the Red Pepper in...
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Nov 23, 20163 min read
WILL CASPAR FOWNES PROVE TO BE THE KING MAKER ON DECEMBER 7 AT HAPPY VALLEY #HKIR
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk While being crowned King Of The Valley on December 7 at Happy Valley at the end of the Hong Kong International...
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Nov 22, 20163 min read
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO IN HONG KONG: OUR GUIDE TO GETTING THE MOST OUT OF 2016 LONGINES #HKIR WEEK
Kowloon. What can we say about Kowloon? Not much really other than to dodge the touts selling this and that and fake everything down...
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Nov 21, 20163 min read
OUR HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES TOP 10
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Let’s face it, throughout the world, those presentation ceremonies at every race meeting are stiff, dour...
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Nov 21, 20163 min read
YOUR FAST TRACK GUIDE TO GETTING THE MOST OUT OF HONG KONG DURING #HKIR WEEK (PART 3)
Like everywhere else in the world, Hong Kong has become far more health conscious with more and more health food stores opening up along...
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Nov 20, 20162 min read
THE THREE AMIGOS THINK LIFE’S A BOWL OF CHILLIS TODAY AT SHA TIN
While the current jockey shortage through falls, injuries and some very very long suspensions for Chad Schofield and Nash Rawiller are...
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Nov 19, 20162 min read
JIMMY “THE VOICE” CUPPLES ADDS TO THE EXCITEMENT OF LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RAC
He’s the voice behind the latest theme song for Happy Wednesday titled “We’re Having A Happy Wednesday”. He’s also the voice behind...
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Nov 16, 20164 min read
THE THREE AMIGOS WARN THAT TRUMP, THE RAGING BULL, IS RUNNING IN THE LAST!
While Sunday is what is referred to as “the prelude” to this year’s Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) when muchos amigos, mighty...
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Nov 15, 20164 min read
THIS YEAR’S INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS COMPETITION ON A HAPPY WEDNESDAY: WHY IT’S SET TO GET
By Hans Ebert It’s easy enough to say: Happy Wednesday. Add to that Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong. But how the HKJC created this...
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Nov 14, 20166 min read
THE QUIRKS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF RACING IN HONG HONG
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Let’s face it, jockeys sending out different signals to their backers as to when to put the money on has been...
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Nov 13, 20164 min read
GIVE YOUR FEET THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE DURING HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES WEEK
By Hans Ebert Whenever a few jockey friends we know arrive in Hong Kong for HKIR week, they immediately head off to their favourite sauna...
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Nov 12, 20163 min read
THE THREE AMIGOS AND THEIR MEXICAN HAT DANCE TO WIN TODAY’S RIO GRANDE TRIPLE TRIO
While the world watches the messy tortilla following the result of the American Presidential Elections and The Three Amigos worry about...
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Nov 12, 20160 min read
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Nov 11, 20166 min read
SAM CLIPPERTON: CERTAINLY NOT “TOO YOUNG” TO RIDE WINNERS IN HONG KONG
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk He’s certainly proving his doubters wrong. An all-too-familiar mantra, especially emanating from certain...
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Nov 9, 201610 min read
THE CHAMPAGNE BAR, THOSE CHAMPAGNE YEARS AND THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES…
By Hans Ebert “I’m Avis and aaahhhm from Las Viiiiigas!” shrieked the singer before launching into something from Gladys Knight. It was...
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