It’s tough to stomach fat boy Richie Callander at the best of times.
As he said recently and towards the end of the clip below, “A girl riding a girl will be a great ride.”
Huh? Of course, it will be- but what’s that got to do with racing?
When he starts gibbering and dribbling about things that are way over his rotund head, it all becomes farcical and one has to roll dem eyes and wonder exactly what his talents are?
Sorry, but being Kenny Callander’s son isn’t good enough. This apple did fall far – very far- from the tree. In fact, it fell way to the far left and then rolled into some giant abyss.
Watching this snippet where TVN’s Great Gibberer has a choreographed rant about Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, the highly respected and super-successful CEO of the HKJC, borders on the manic and an almost bovine sense of intelligence.
“Itchy Calendar??? What a strange name. Is that how you pronounce it? Who is he?
Firstly, don’t be so boorish and childish and flatulent that you cannot even get the man’s right. That’s just plain rude and even racist.
After all, we are living in a global village made up of Kunta Kintes, Barack Obamas, John Smiths, Richie Callanders, Chris Wallers, Jimmy Cassidys and even a Winfried Engelbrecht- Bresges.
After a little cock-eyed spray about how, if EB cared so much about the eleven- year- old Good Ba Ba, the former champion Hong Kong Miler, and now being sent to Oz by his fung shui-obsessed Chinese owner to attempt a comeback, he should purchase the horse- huh?- the Gibberer hit a new low.
For reasons known only to him, apparently, the gentleman’s name whom he couldn’t get his gob around and correctly pronounce “Is only famous to himself.” Whaaaat? Has Richie Callander ever met “EB”? We doubt it. Then again, with all those coming from near and far bearing gifts to kiss his ring and ass, why would “EB” bother with the porky Callander Boy?
Next came the most baffling piece of gibbering: How Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges “only” looks after two race tracks, both in close proximity, and “could never run the Oz racing industry?”
Richie, Richie, your poor confused and befuddled gibberer, why on earth would he fucking want to run any racing club in Oz or even the Oz racing industry when compared to the tracks and venues at Happy Valley and Shatin, most tracks in Oz resemble shanty towns and, for the most part, are run by village idiots and their village elders?
Then think about the turnover at Shatin on any weekend for a ten race meeting- over HK$1 billion which is around AUS$150 million. That’s a MILLION and which is more- much more than the scraps of nearly every Corporate bookmaker and TAB Corp- combined- for probably an entire season. And you wonder why corporates are bowing and scraping and making moo-ing sounds to have Hong Kong punters as clients? They’re fucking cash-rich and cashed up- and with newbies to the sport embracing the tech savvy innovations provided.
And Gibbering Richie, then think of the football wagering which, like horse racing, is a monopoly of the HKJC.
Think about the attendance at both tracks and which keeps going up even in this down economy AND the number of staff the HKJC hires…oh, and that Hong Kong is a stone’s throw away from that rather important market to every industry in the world called,er, China which currently owns America, lock, stock and smoking barrel.
Then think about why Brett Prebble, Tye Angland, Zac Purton, Tim Clarke and trainer David Hall remain in Hong Kong and why Craig Williams, Steven King, Danny Nikolic, Darren Gauci and so many others rode in Hong Kong for so long. It’s not a nickel and dime game in the city and beats the hell outta travelling for hours for a penny ante riding fee, half of which goes to George Harrison Taxman.
Think about all of this, mate. But wait: Thinking is not exactly your strong suit, is it, Richie?
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