Sep 23, 20223 min readBatman and Robin and horse racing’s changing of the guard...It was a pretty messy looking race with some of the riders looking like drunken sailors out to paint the town red and blue, but,...
Sep 15, 20224 min readLuke 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...
Sep 13, 20222 min readThe Hong Kong Handsome Men’s Horse Racing ClubAs an official chapter of the global Handsome Men’s Horse Racing Club, voting for membership will continue for the rest of this Hong Kong...
Jul 6, 20222 min readTonight at Happy Valley: a real dog’s breakfast of racing...Frankly, the one thing worth betting on in Hong Kong these days is new Chief Executive John Lee, who, just a couple of days into his new...
Jun 29, 20224 min readWhyte Magic and The Sunshine KidIf there’s any doubt that like the city itself, Hong Kong racing is seeing a changing of the guard, this came screaming through when the...
Jun 22, 20224 min readHong Kong racing’s Batman and Robin and the road ahead...It’s quite extraordinary the long shadow that Douglas Whyte still casts over Hong Kong racing. To anyone trying to unseat him, well, that...
Apr 28, 20222 min readNot one to lie low for too long...To describe him as “The Quiet Achiever” wouldn’t do Lyle Hewitson justice. Not at all. At the past two race meetings, the young South...