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WHAT KEEPS HORSE RACING ENTERTAINING (EVEN THE GOOFY STUFF)
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Happy Wednesday night was more like a celebration party after the success of HKIR week- a time to just chill and go with the flow. Many did at Adrenaline. We’d never seen anything like it before … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN SIZE, NASH RAWILLER, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Adrenaline, Brett Prebble, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Lor, happy wednesday, HKIR, HKJC, hong kong horse racing, Joao Moreira, Jockey Challenge, Mick Kinane, Umberto Rispoli, Zac Purton
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AND WHAT IS A HAPPY WEDNESDAY? ALL THIS AND MORE
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk For an eight race card on a pretty grey evening on Wednesday night, turnover of over HK$1.2m- an increase of over 10 percent from the same meeting last year- and attendance of over 20,000 might be … Continue reading
FASHIONISTAS: THE EVOLUTION OF THE HAPPY WEDNESDAY BRAND CONTINUES…
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk First there was the Beer Garden. Of course, before everything, there was Happy Valley racecourse and the horse racing, but that Beer Garden became an oasis- a magnet for food, fun and thundering hooves that brought … Continue reading
THE HKJC AND ROBBIE WILLIAMS SAY, LET US ENTERTAIN YOU!
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Music- ‘live’ music- is a key driver of the HKJC’s Happy Wednesday brand and this continues for the upcoming new racing season with a little help from Robbie Williams. To be more precise, the singer’s classic … Continue reading
THE AUSTRALIAN CHINESE JOCKEY CLUB: THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk This might surprise those who talk and write about “gambling mad Asians,” but not all Chinese- and Chinese are Chinese and don’t even consider themselves Asians- get weak in the knees to be part of horse … Continue reading
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Tagged ACJC, Adrenaline, Albert Hung, Australian Chinese Jockey Club, Edward G Robinson, happy wednesday, HKJC, hong kong horse racing, HORSE RACING IN CHINA, James Cagney, Julian Hsu, McDonald, Sun Stud, Teresa Poon, The China Horse Club, the Equus group, Tulloch Lodge
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THE CHANGING PHASES OF THE HKJC’S HAPPY WEDNESDAY BRAND
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Courtesy of wwww.fasttrack.hk When it comes to the ‘live’ entertainment served up every Happy Wednesday, unless actually being at Happy Valley racecourse, and knowing, first hand, the drawing power it has with regulars, and a constantly … Continue reading
THE HKJC AND THAT ADRENALINE RUSH
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Sitting there last night, one couldn’t help thinking that with all the technology available, why there couldn’t be a virtual tour of Adrenaline, the venue at Happy Valley Racecourse, which, since its re-opening a few short … Continue reading
PARTICIPATION AND BEING PART OF THE WINNING TABLE
By Hans Ebert Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk Think about making music. It usually takes days and months to write and record 4-5 songs. And then what? Where and how is it going to be heard? Sure, there are so many delivery … Continue reading
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Adrenaline, Alex Lai, Almond Lee, Beer Garden, BEN SO, Benno Yung, Chris So, Danny Shum, dennis yip, Dua Lipa, Dylan Mo, Gallery, happy valley, John Moore, John Size, Kei Chiong, Keith Yeung, Manfred Man, Me Tsui, Millions, Peter Ho, Tash Sultana, the Jockey Challenge, Vincent Ho, Zac Purton
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FELIX AND KAT: A TALE OF TWO COETZEES
Hans Ebert There’ve been a number of happy Happy Wednesday Moments, but this one goes straight to the top of the tree as it brings together two generations of a racing family- Felix Coetzee, below, the brilliant, soft spoken, South … Continue reading
THE MAN THAT IS WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES
By Hans Ebert Meet Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges- not the Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges everyone can read about on the Hong Kong Jockey Club website, Google, or through Wikipedia, but more about the man behind the man who has the very challenging role of … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry, WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES
Tagged Adrenaline, Caspar Fownes, Conghua Training Facilities, Douglas Whyte, Gold Bauhinia Star, Haymarket, HKJC CEO, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Legends, Tony Cruz, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges
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