Tag Archives: Christophe Soumillon
CELEBRATING SUCCESS AND KNOWING THE ART OF RESTRAINT
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Australian sporting fans are probably the most patriotic and rabid in the world. Sometimes, there’s a tendency to go a tad overboard where even when their team has lost, especially at cricket, they’ve “won” because the … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MOORE, JOHN SIZE, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry, zac purton
Tagged Basil Marcus, Christophe Soumillon, Darren Beadman, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Dettori, Gérald Mossé, Hughie Bowman, Joao Moreira, John Moore, John Size, MIA, Michael Kinane, Robbie Fradd, Ryan Moore, TOMMY BERRY, Yutake Take, Zac Purton
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IT WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS AT THE RACES…
By Hans Ebert Even the Marx Brothers would have thought that last Sunday’s Day At The Races at Shatin bordered on a surreal mix of weirdness, tinged with sadness, and a patch of flatness, where it just didn’t matter who … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, GERARD MOSSE, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz
Tagged Able Friend, CAULFIELD, Christophe Soumillon, Daniel Ng, David Hayes, Gérald Mossé, Gold Mount, Helene Paragon, Joao Moreira, McDonald, Melbourne Cup, Neil Callan, Oakleigh Plate, PAN SUTONG, Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup, RICHARD GIBSON, Rosehill, Sheidel, TOMMY BERRY, Tony Cruz, Werther, Wilson Woo, Winx
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JOAO MOREIRA AND THE $20 MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION
By Hans Ebert It’s a terrific programme put together for the last race meeting of 2015 with all eyes on the very expensive import Consort, purchased by bloodstock agent George Moore, and the former Sir Michael Stoute-trained galloper with outstanding … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, brett prebble, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Gai Waterhouse, GERARD MOSSE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged ATC, BILL VLAHOS, Brett Prebble, Chad Schofield, Christophe Soumillon, Consort, Douglas Whyte, Edward Sadler, GaiTV, George Moore, Giant Treasure, Gold-Fun, Joao Moreira, Karis Teetan, Michael Stoute, MORE-IRA, Neil Callan, PAN SUTONG, Racing To Win, RANDWICK
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SATURDAY AT SHATIN: A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE #HKIR
By Hans Ebert It might have been a lowly class 5 race, but it produced a finish that belied the quality of the horses involved and underlined the competitiveness of Hong Kong racing- a short head and a head separating … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, casper fownes, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, zac purton
Tagged Beauty Flame, Brett Prebble, Christophe Soumillon, Douglas Whyte, Gérald Mossé, HKIR, Howard YT Cheng, Jockey Club Sprint, Longines Jockey Club Cup, Longines Jockey Club Mile, Man Ka-leung, O’Socoole, Red Cadeaux, Tony Cruz, United Nations Of Racing, Zac Purton
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FRANCESCA CUMANI, LONGINES AND BRINGING ELEGANCE TO HORSE RACING
Being the biggest supporter of equestrian sports including, of course, horse racing, what’s always been a question mark is why Longines doesn’t have any ambassadors for the sport. Yes, it has brand ambassadors like Kate Winslet, Simon Baker, and former … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Able Friend, Christophe Soumillon, CNN, Francesca Cumani, Frankie Dettori, Joao Moreira, Kate Winslet, Longines, Luca Cumani, Ryan Moore, Simon Baker, The Home of Horse Racing, winning post, Zac Purton
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HORSE RACING: HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO (INCLUDING EFFECTIVELY MARKETING CO-MINGLING)
Back in the day, Bonnie Tyler channeled Rod Stewart and made an impassioned plea via her song, “Holding Out For A Hero”. If ever horse racing needed a theme song, this is it- a sport sorely lacking in heroes, and, … Continue reading
Posted in FRANKIE DETTORI, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Ahmed Zayat, American Pharoah, Black Caviar, Bob Baffert, Brent Thomson, Christophe Soumillon, Deep Impact, FRANKEL, Frankie Dettori, George Moore, Joao Moreira, Kingston Town, lester piggott, Michael Kinane, Pat Eddery, Phar Lap, Ryan Moore, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Silent Witness, Steve Cauthen, Victor Espinoza
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THE ROLE OF JOCKEYS IN THE MARKETING OF HORSE RACING
Watching Joao Moreira, Zac Purton, Douglas Whyte and others inter-acting with racing fans lined up along the rails at Happy Valley Racecourse as they jog their horses back to the winner’s circle, brings home the point that these jockeys- and … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Gai Waterhouse, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry, zac purton
Tagged Adam Lambert, Brandon Stockdale, BRENTON AVDULLA, Carrie Underwood, CHRIS PARNHAM, Christophe Soumillon, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Dettori, Gai Waterhouse, HAPPY VALLEY RACECOURSE, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, Jye McNeil, Kayla Nisbet, Kevin Pieterson, LEWIS HAMILTON, Lucy Warwick, Ryan Moore, SACHIN TENDULKAR, Shane Warne, Simon Fuller, THE DURBAN DEMON, THE MAGIC MAN, THE ZAC ATTACK, TOMMY BERRY, Zac Purton
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TIMING: THE MAGIC OF MOREIRA AND LOOKING AHEAD WITH THE HKJC
PART OF THE FEEL GOOD STORIES Let’s not beat around the bush, and be coy, Roy: Joao Moreira has changed the face of horse racing forever. Some might still argue that Christophe Soumillon and/or Ryan Moore are “the best jockeys … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA
Tagged Annie Lennox, Basil Marcus, Brand Beckham, Carrie Underwood, Christophe Soumillon, David Beckham, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Dettori, HKJC, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse racing, Joao Moreira, Larry Wong, Ryan Moore, Simon Fuller, the horse racing industry, THE MAGIC MAN, Zac Purton, zac purton and tagged Adam Lambert
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BRANDS AND THE BRANDING OF HORSE RACING
“I can’t believe that. That’s not Joao. Joao is not a confrontational person.” Zac Purton was standing up for his friend Joao Moreira regarding another of those racing rumours started by the usual posse of petty ankle biters who supposedly … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Able Friend, BMW, BMW HK Derby, Christophe Soumillon, Douglas Whyte, Gai Waterhouse, happy wednesday, Hughie Bowman, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, Longines, Luger, Mike De Kock, Zac Purton
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TIMING: THE MAGIC OF MOREIRA AND LOOKING AHEAD WITH THE HKJC
Let’s not beat around the bush, and be coy, Roy: Joao Moreira has changed the face of horse racing forever. Some might still argue that Christophe Soumillon and/or Ryan Moore are “the best jockeys in the world”, but both are … Continue reading
Posted in DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Adam Lambert, Annie Lennox, Basil Marcus, Brand Beckham, Carrie Underwood, Christophe Soumillon, David Beckham, Douglas Whyte, Frankie Dettori, HKJC, Joao Moreira, Larry Wong, Ryan Moore, Simon Fuller, THE MAGIC MAN, Zac Purton
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