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 22, 20223 min read
A Tale Of One City And Two Horses: Golden Sixty and Silent Witness
Hong Kong has something to cheer on next month and it’s... a horse. Named Golden Sixty, not since the great and now happily retired...
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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 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 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 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 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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Jul 24, 20223 min read
The Tao Of Zac
Riding those four winners at Shatin at the last race meeting of the Hong Kong season and winning his fifth Hong Kong Jockey Championship...
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Jul 16, 20224 min read
Addressing the elephant in the room: Who can replace Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges as CEO of HKJC?
If Nostradamus, I would look to the future and see that the racing season that comes to a close this evening will be one of the most...
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Oct 30, 20214 min read
HongKong racing: Here, now and looking ahead
It should come as no surprise by now to especially local racing fans, but it still does- the one all-weather night race meeting held at...
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Jul 1, 20213 min read
Joni Mitchell: Blue moves
by Hans Ebert Us outwardly strong men who want to be seen as being in control always get weak in the knees when especially in the...
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Jan 28, 20195 min read
WHY WE ARE PART OF TEAM (ALBERTO) SANNA
By Hans Ebert @HansEbertMusic Visit: www.hans-ebert.com Why does anyone like someone? It’s an intangible. One might respect someone...
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Jan 27, 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...
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Jan 24, 20193 min read
ABOUT HORSE RACING AND CELEBRATING LIFE’S VICTORIES
By Hans Ebert @HansEbertMusic Visit: www.hans-ebert.com Gawd knows it’s tough out there. It’s called life. And living it. And never...
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Jan 22, 20193 min read
And soon there’ll be The Whyte House
By Hans Ebert @HansEbertMusic Visit: www.hans-ebert.com Usually, writing the opening to either a song or an article comes easy. This one?...
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Jan 19, 20193 min read
GIVE YOURSELF UP TO IMAGINATION
By Hans Ebert @HansEbertMusic Visit: www.hans-ebert.com Once upon an Insta Egg, there was the land called Dum Dum. It was a strange...
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