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THE HBO SERIES “LUCK”.
The edgy new HBO series on horse racing starring Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte and Hall Of Famer and Champion Jockey Gary Stevens who rode in Hong Kong for a short time with incredible success.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biLtGeSDjzY
Now showing in Asia, it’s actually teaching people more about the sport- and how to win at it- than many marketing efforts to teach people how the game can be played to win and not to show up at a racecourse thinking, “I’m gonna lose but I’ll have fun with the my mates.”
One can win AND have fun with your mates.
As for “LUCK”, it’s well worth more than a look and we just wish HBO had some merchandising which we can give away as part of a competition to do with the series.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaxqBhCoLaQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaxqBhCoLaQ
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HORSE HOOVE SHOES
Not for us and only to be worn if you have long legs.
Not to be worn by “Monkey” Munce, Jeff Lloyd and “The Pumper”. And George Soros.
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HAPPY VALLEY’S HAPPY WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1fG7jkgUIU
The guy in the first video comes across as a bit of a knob, but don’t let that put you off: Happy Wednesdays are far cooler than him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9hdn9Zn-x4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AXO0JJ0yMg
For a HK$10 entrance fee, one gets good racing and the best entertainment in town which leaves screaming at each other to be heard in clubs way behind. Here, one can scream at each other in the open air, inhale some fresh and back a few winners. On thing: Forget listening to tips from people like this.
Make your own luck like this first-time winner here- and his first go at playing the game.
http://youtu.be/DdYekTCP8b4
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HONG KONG’S CHAMPION JOCKEY DOUGLAS WHYTE
After his five-wins last Sunday, we have had tweets, emails and phone calls asking more about South African-born Douglas Whyte.
Yes, he rode five winners at Shatin on Sunday and, the weekend before four winners and then two winners the following Tuesday.
Eleven winners in three consecutive race days and coming up to taking out his 12th CONSECUTIVE Jockeys Premiership cannot be too shabby.
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BLACK CAVIAR
Australia has never seen a horse like this big black mare before and Black Caviar now has its own Fan Club, own Facebook page and own line of merchandising.
Coming in second behind her are her owners, trainer Peter Moody and, let’s not forget jockey Luke Nolen who, while Whyte rode five winners at Shatin on Sunday, Nolen had finished riding five great winners at Bendigo a few hours earlier.
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NEW ZEALAND SUPERSTAR APPRENTICE JOCKEY JAMES MACDONALD
Super talented, young and the girls love him- mature and young.
Will he soon be riding in Hong Kong for a short stint? We reckon so.
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RACINGBOOK
The racing world’s social networking crowds answer to Facebook.
A place to meet, share fashion tips, where to go Clubbing, who’s wearing what, favourite bands and singers, where the best bars are, and where the best restaurants and shopping is and, of course, what happened at that Day At The Races- and after.
No tipping, no hardcore horsey talk allowed. It’s fucking boring.
Just the social networking side of racing- and for a much younger group of racing fans- and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends of jockeys.
Yes, like Blake Shinn and Kathy O’Hara, Little Timmy Clark, Jade and their brood and everyone else who are part of a new generation of race goers.
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FRANKEL
The UK’s very best horse- and unbeaten.
Will it ever meet Oz’s Black Caviar? Nah. Never.
Who wants to see either horse lose?
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THE FAST TRACK INTERVIEW WITH MODEL CARA GROGAN AT THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1c3c9ljeIY
So many requests to watch this interview again.
Wonder why????!!!
Great girl, none of that prima donna bullshit and with the Eurasian glamour- Dad is an Aussie and into the races- now featured in the new Duran Duran video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG5gs-tC5mc
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She is the new Face of Gucci and also the daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and the Grand-daughter of the late Prince Grace.
She also loves horses, she rides horses and is an avid horse racing fan.
If racing is good enough for her, in our books, the sport is good enough for anyone- with a little class.
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