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BRING ON THE NEXT NEW SEASON
How will it unfold next season Between the Zac Attack and The Durban Demon? Who will get the middle finger And who will get Tom’s thumb
(Source: HKJC)
Will Tony fire a Cruz missile At Dennis Yip Yip Hooray Or will Size matter once again Or will Jungle John Moore have his say?
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And what about the new boys? Will they survive the heat? And the persistence of the Chinese media Plus Ba Ba owners who refuse to be beat?
(Source: Wen Wei Po)
Will there be another Military Attack and winning overseas again Why more owners can’t look like Mrs Steven Lo Is a real crying shame
(Source: BMA)
The Three Amigos will be back again on another Sesame Street set Wearing Sam The Tailor’s hand-me-downs And often doing in our heads
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Hong Kong is a world city It’s the place where champions meet Every race day goes international And where winning can taste so sweet
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Plunges happen all the time And that tote often goes berserk Where the hell’s this money coming from? Put it down to historical Chinese quirks
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And in December the world will meet for those International race days While many will get in early So they can make secret trips to Escape
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The Fire House will be steaming But Goodfellas won’t get you far $5000 for some teasing talk And harmless gyrating near the bar
(Source: Here Is Free)
But in the end it’s the racing And see Caspar dance again It’s all about those memories Like Dennis Yip’s last race win
(Source: HKJC)
We need to feel the adrenaline That flows throughout that club And The Beer Garden will overflow it’s the world’s only outdoor pub
(Source: HKJC)
So bring on another season It’s been a boring few months We need our Happy Wednesdays And doing homework for the punt
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TO EVERY HORSE AND RIDER
(Source: Gallop Magazine)
It’s not a whisper It’s a rush As thundering hooves gallop by The beauty of these animals is poetry in motion See them run and you’ll know why
(Source: Gallop Magazine)
No need for blinkers To block your view As thoughts race through your mind It’s a blur of colour and action Until they cross that finish line
(Source: Gallop Magazine)
We race against time We race against ourselves We race into tomorrow And often lose our heads But racing for that elusive win is something else again And once that magic happens You’ll never ever be the same
(Source: Gallop Magazine)
And we raise our glasses to all those riders Who go out and do their very best What will happen they never know They’re in The Now and in The Zone Let fate take care of the rest
(Source: Gallop Magazine)
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ODE TO SARIKA CHOY
Have no idea what you’re holding But you can always come and hold me Sarika Choy, I’ve never ever seen you sad Baby, that’s the way to be They tweet about you around the world Am just glad you’re in Hong Kong So do that Gangnam Dance again While I get it on and bang my gong!
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ODE TO CHRISTIAN REITH
(Source: Zimbio)
He might not be The Bossman His name might not ring a Bell But ding dong everyone Christian Reith is here
He’s seen the ups and downs that life can sometimes bring But he’s now outridden all those hounds of hell Christian Reith always only rides to win
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LIFE’S A BOWL OF BERRIES
(Source: Telegraph)
He didn’t need any bells or whistles Or some dog and pony show He launched a Military Attack right away And Hong Kong racing fans went, Whoa!”
(Source: SKY Racing)
Tommy Berry had arrived in style and just to prove he was no fluke He rode winners with such regularity Michael Holding might have said, “Mon, that Berry boy sure can cook”.
(Source: Crickets Best Videos)
Then suddenly there was double vision When twin Nathan came to town Two slices of that same Berry pie Was sometimes hard to get around
(Source: Horse Racing Australia)
Tommy Berry will be back again He’s Hong Kong new pinup boy And John Moore will be counting on him For more of that Group 1 joy
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LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS
(Source: Herald Sun)
This goes out to racing’s ladies Jo, Francesca, Jenny and Gai And though the Schmidt sisters have hearts pounding Kathy ‘O Hara makes our day
(Source: Daily Telegraph)
And what about young Jamie Kah Where on earth did she come from? She’s got Paul Gatt against the ropes And with many more winners sure to come
(Source: News.com.au)
Who cares if male or female As long as they get those winners home But when it’s all said and done Lady Gai is in a class of her own
(Source: Herald Sun)
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THE BALLAD OF DOUGIE AND ZAC
The Durban Legend struck for the thirteenth time A feat that’s hard to fault Thirteen consecutive jockey championships And another warning to them all
(Source: HKJC)
Dougie Whyte will be back to take them on again Though they’ll try to bring him down He’s taken each of them on before While looking after that precious crown
But don’t discard that young gun The one we call The Zac Attack He’s the Billy The Kid of racing He gives as good as he gets back
(Source: SCMP)
And so the stage is set once more For a showdown at OK Corral Sides will be taken and words said About who’s the best of them all
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