Tonight: The curtain raiser to HKIR week: The Hong Kong International Jockeys Championship
More of a chilled out and entertaining evening of racing as opposed to going gonzo on the punt. For that, hold your horses and wait until...
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Nov 17, 20213 min read
The Fast Tracker is making tracks...
There’s an ongoing ping pong match in Hong Kong these days with not even the weather men knowing which way the wind blows. Still, life...
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Nov 10, 20214 min read
The Fast Tracker muses about the communication skills needed and racing in bilingual Hong Kong 2021
No one is saying that it’s going to be easy, but if the HKJC is serious about creating a level playing field, or at least giving new...
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Nov 10, 20214 min read
2021 SaSa Ladies Purse Day and letting them eat cake...
Horse racing is a funny game- always has been, always will be. It’s often quite Campton Races do-dah do dah. In Hong Kong, where much has...
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Nov 7, 20211 min read
The Fast Tracker goes looking for a new purse at Sha Tin today
Having looked at today’s card at Sha Tin, there should be some good racing though we don’t see much value other than perhaps the first...
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Nov 6, 20212 min read
A salute and Thanks to Hong Kong’s unsung horse racing heroes.
Some know them as “horse racing photographers”. Some of us know them by name- Wallace, Donald and Vieri. These are whom I would call true...
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Oct 31, 20213 min read
The Fast Tracker at Happy Valley this afternoon and trying to keep up with The Influencer
It’s a tough act to follow- a very successful Victoria Derby Day yesterday at Flemington with the star of the show being the exploits of...
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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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Oct 26, 20214 min read
THE FAST TRACKER SEES RACING’S CHANGING OF THE GUARD...
Friends in the land of Oz are still recovering from yesterday’s Coxed Up Day, especially, the very late withdrawal of favourite Zaaki in...
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Oct 20, 20213 min read
The ZAC ATTACK, the LOCO Kid and getting what's DIIIIIIIIUUUUUUU...
The really really good news for the other jockeys riding at Happy Valley tonight is that Zac Purton is only riding in seven of the nine...
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Sep 19, 20214 min read
The Fast Tracker goes looking for value at Shatin
Though Sierra Sue won the race and huge congratulations to winning jockey Daniel Moor, below, on his first Group 1 race- and on his...
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Sep 16, 20213 min read
Happy Wednesday Birthday Pressies galore at Happy Valley!
With three runners in the race, it wouldn’t take a genius to think that trainer David Ferraris was expecting big things from the opener...
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Sep 15, 20211 min read
The Fast Tracker smells success
What’s been catching our attention has been the support apprentice Dylan Mo is receiving from the Tony Millard stable. It might even pay...
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Sep 15, 20212 min read
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
By Hans Ebert When the “NO SIX UP WINNER” sign went up after the last race on Sunday at Shatin, it would be safe to say that not many...
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Sep 12, 20214 min read
Prebble, Shinn and getting stuffed in Hong Kong on a Sunday
By Hans Ebert When Brett Prebble left Hong Kong a couple of years ago, many thought that after everything he had accomplished, the...
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Sep 12, 20212 min read
Expect the unexpected at Shatin today, says the Fast Tracker
Race 1 A Class 5 race with some very ordinary runners. Leave us out. Jolly Forever (12) Strathmine (8 Jimmu (4) Grand Power (7) Race...
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Sep 9, 20213 min read
Partnering Winners: Hmmmmm.
by Hans Ebert The tide might have turned, but the big question is in what way, especially as the new Hong Kong racing season hits its...
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Sep 8, 20211 min read
THE FAST TRACKER FOR WEDNESDAY AT HAPPY VALLEY
RACE 1 Competitive looking race. Just something to get your feet wet and keep the powder dry for later. Note that trainer Dennis Yip has...
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Sep 8, 20214 min read
The Price of Hayes stock has gone up
by Hans Ebert While absorbing the Zac Attack’s proclamation this week of almost biblical proportions that “the tide has turned”- a...
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Sep 6, 20213 min read
Making Hayes while the sun and the Mauritian Magician shine
by Hans Ebert Most of the day happened according to script, especially the expected wins by Naboo Attack and Nervous Witness from the...
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