RIDE OF THE DAY
TYE ANGLAND ABOARD SUPER STRIKE IN RACE 4
We like him. The kid gives it 100% on everything he rides. Yes, even bikes.
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LE “MON AMI, VOULEZ VOUS LES POMME FRITES?” AWARD
A TIE: MONSIEURS MOSSE AND GUYON
Perhaps it was some weird French ritual, or a “Let’s Go Out Wide, Mes Amis” French holiday, but seldom have we seen two talented Gaelic superstars of the turf – the brilliant Gerard Mosse and the whizz kid Maxime Guyon- take such wide routes to find the winning post. We can swear they were looking for the nearest McDonald’s and really REALLY needed some pomme frites- French Fries- in their system.
Actually, Mosse aka “Moose” and “Moss” in several error-prone emails we have seen from those who should know better, has been making these wide gestures quite a bit lately. The Frenchman must be thinking of how much he’s looking forward to being trainer in France and not riding “silly goats” in Hong Kong, bay-bay- and keeping well-away from getting into any strife with “Eliot Ness” and the Untouchables.
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THE “SOCK IT TO ME” AWARD
The French whizz kid got nine days for whacking fellow jockey Keith Yeung with his whip in Race 4.
Merde! He’s a lover AND a fighter- and, we’re betting, he won’t be back next season.
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THE “ENTER THE DRAGON” AWARD
The stunning comeback in The Stewards Cup by former Horse Of The Year Ambitious Dragon which flopped so badly on International Day. Everyone, be scared, be very scared! This was one mind-blowing win and an armchair ride for Douglas Whyte. For other jockeys, bad news: Whyte has the chair and the arm- and he’s not letting go of either.
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THE “TALKING CRAP AGAIN” AWARD
JOHN MOORE- AGAIN
For telling the racing media that his Able One was “the horse to beat” in the Stewards Cup. It was, to us, all the reason we needed to forget about the horse. A noted leader, the horse, ridden by [still] stable jockey Darren Beadman, gave up the lead to stable mate ridden- again- by Jeff Lloyd. Xtension came second. Able One was never sighted. Neither, after the race, was John Moore.
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“AND THE OSCAR GOES TO” AWARD…
To the connections of over 100 to 1 bolter Windicator Power who put on a brave face for the cameras and probably went home and kicked the cat, broke down walls and wept like there was no tomorrow.
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THE “ECONOMIC CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS? AWARD
The Hong Kong Jockey Club for taking in HK$1.2 BILLION for the day and with almost HK$170 MILLION wagered on the last race alone.
And you wonder why the Club’s CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges is always “nearly fine”?
How many other racing clubs anywhere- or their CEOs- in this god-forsaken planet can boast numbers like these?
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THE “FORGET CAT WOMAN, HERE’S HORSE WOMAN”AWARD
Certainly a lovely and very attractive woman, but can someone offer her some dress sense?
Horse-sense, she has。
