Hans Ebert | FastTrack

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...

Oct 14, 20221 min read

What are your Most Dark Films?

It of course depends on one’s definition of “dark” and what makes a film “dark” or falls into that film noire category. To some, “The...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...