The Zac Man and changing of the sports entertainment guard.
It’s almost like saying, “Mate, let’s not get too ahead of yourself”. Maybe it is. When thinking how well Silvestre de Sousa is fitting...
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Dec 1, 20225 min read
Hong Kong’s racing uncles- and a ride through a city coming of age.
To understand how far anything in Hong Kong has travelled, and this includes horse racing, there’s always a need to revisit the past and...
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Nov 21, 20222 min read
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 17, 20223 min read
Mahjong
Getting ready for December 7 and the Hong Kong International Jockeys’ Championship? While many wait for Jamie Richards, now in his first...
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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 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 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 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 10, 20224 min read
Pressing “Pause”, “Refresh” and looking at Hong Kong racing tomorrow.
During these very uncertain times and where we’re not only seeing a changing of the guard, but a complete reversal of fortunes and mighty...
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Sep 1, 20223 min read
August 31, 2022
........................................ It was the loudest secret in Hong Kong- and Singapore- for almost two months, and it was made...
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Aug 21, 20223 min read
Horse racing in Hong Kong and the Happy People, Happy City solution
It’s not gambling, but what horse racing offers many in Hong Kong at a time in the history of the city when nerves are frayed and there’s...
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