Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges

Dec 30, 20222 min read

The changing of the guard...

We’re backing you, Robbie! -------------------- Be disruptive in today’s Tikka Toker clicker clutter soufflé. Be so random and irreverent...

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...

Aug 29, 20225 min read

The Hong Kong Jockey Club and positive changes? Here's hoping.

Veteran racing writer for The Age in Australia, Patrick Bartley was on TABTouch Radio recently and asked about the move by Racing New...

Aug 29, 20228 min read

Cryptic notes from the crib

All kinds of stuff about horse racing, yes, but also other stuff that we find interesting and which maybe you will, too....

Aug 8, 20221 min read

Through The Looking Glass

...................................... *Zac Purton buys Elon Musk and offers him as an NFT. * Mortal enemies Winfried...

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...

Jul 15, 20223 min read

THE FAST TRACK 2021-22 HONG KONG HORSE RACING AWARDS

Jockey of the Year Matthew Chadwick Determined, driven, tough, winner of the Tony Cruz Award, rarely smiles, kinda morose, and almost had...

Jun 7, 20227 min read

Where to next for E.B.? Horse racing, vision, being a Soul Man and the Octopus Dance...

His son Kai probably said it best a few years ago when asked if his father would retire: “He never will retire. They’ll have to...

Mar 31, 20227 min read

In the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, we trust.

It’s not everyday that someone tells the Hong Kong Jockey Club what it could perhaps do better, but in 2022, and when no one knows what...

Mar 4, 20223 min read

Making the people of Hong Kong feel like champions...

In today’s Talking Points column in the racing page of the SCMP, racing writer Sam Agars writes, “There is the thinking that Hongkongers...

Mar 3, 20223 min read

Racing and the importance of empathy

What has been noticeably “missing in action” these days in Hong Kong, where the government has been busy with their various and confusing...