Tag Archives: TONY MILLARD
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH 5
(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) Quote of the week comes from trainer Tony Millard after he had to withdraw his Ambitious Dragon from the Gold Cup due to an injury sustained after its last run: “The stewards grilled my jockey, Zac Purton, … Continue reading
Posted in AMBITIOUS DRAGON, brett prebble, casper fownes, dennis yip, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, zac purton
Tagged 2013 Hong Kong BMW Derby, AMBITIOUS DRAGON, Blazing Speed, Brett Prebble, Caspar Fownes, dennis yip, John Moore, the Gold Cup, TONY MILLARD, Umberto Rispoli, Zac Purton
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THE GURU LOOKS AT SHATIN ON SUNDAY
Twitterdom and horse racing have its good sides- an almost overload of information at your fingertips- but, alas, social media is also being plagued by one of horse racing’s greatest threats: Pettiness. It’s where the same old cliques from Singapore, … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, FELIX COETZEE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, the guru, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, TONY MILLARD, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged AMBITIOUS DRAGON, Douglas Whyte, Felix Coetzee, Glorious Days, hong kong horse racing, Horse racing, Shatin racecourse, the guru, TONY MILLARD, Zac Purton
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THE TRULY WEIRD ISSUE
HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED WHO TAKES TO HER FACEBOOK PAGE! As many know by now, a certain Singapore-based Aussie jockey’s wife has returned to Oz from Singapore and immediately got onto her Facebook page to have … Continue reading
DOUGLAS WHYTE IS “NOT A GROUP 1 JOCKEY”? YEAH? SAYS WHO?
“He’s not a Group 1 jockey”, “He’ll never be a Group 1 jockey”. “He’s only good riding in Hong Kong”. For years, we have been listening to this same prattle from armchair critics who seem to make it a point … Continue reading
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Tagged AMBITIOUS DRAGON, AUDEMARS PIGUET QE CUP, Douglas Whyte, Maxime Guyon, TONY MILLARD
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THE “HONG KONG DERBY DAY” ISSUE
THAT GUYON AND AMBITIOUS DRAGON DRIVE THEM AROUND THE MERCEDES-BENZ The HKJC’s Tracksider Clint Hutchison called it a “nice ride”. Talk about an understatement! And what on earth was that reference to its sire- Pins- all about??? It almost sounded … Continue reading
THE “WHO CARES?” ISSUE
“You must understand that racing club only care about the big punters. Entertainment is a distraction to them”. Someone we were having dinner with was pummeling our ears with this “news”. “It’s all and ONLY about turnover” and, talking about … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing
Tagged ADELAIDE CUP, BEN SO, Black Caviar, BRETT DAVIS, Brett Prebble, CLARE LINDOP, Darren Beadman, Darren Gauci, Douglas Whyte, Gerard Mosse, GLEN BOSS, Greg Cheyne, HILTON DONALDSON, Hong Kong Jockey Club, JENNY CHAPMAN, JOEY YUNG, John Moore, JORDAN FREW, MACAU JOCKEY CLUB, Michael Rodd, PATRICK LAM, TONY MILLARD, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges
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