Tag Archives: HKJC
INTRODUCING RACING BUZZ
We’re still trying to shake off the effects of the shambolic simulcast last night from Turffontein in South Africa of the first race shown in Hong Kong which was a surreal comedy of errors- wobblyscope camerawork, losing the video halfway … Continue reading
HORSE RACING; WHO AND WHAT’S NEXT ON THE HORIZON? ANYTHING MIND BLOWING?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk No one can always win though there are always the Walter Mitty characters in horse racing who claim they do and then, at least these days, take to Facebook to show them #winning with lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, The horse racing industry
Tagged change, crossroads, customers, doncorleone, Gai Waterhouse, HKJC, Horse racing, horse racing industry, planning ahead, succession, Winfried Engelbrechtbresges
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THE AUSTRALIA-HONG KONG IMPASSE (AND THE ROARING SILENCE)
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk There’s a roaring silence amongst the racing media in the land Down Under surrounding the “temporary” suspension of exporting horses from Australia to Hong Kong- and vice versa- and what this really means and where it … Continue reading
RB ISSUE 1
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk WIN A LIMITED EDITION 2017 LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS’ CHAMPIONSHIP AUTOGRAPHED POSTER BY ALL JOCKEYS WHO PARTICIPATED Simply tell us who won this season’s HKIJC at Happy Valley Racecourse in December 2017.
GOODBYE RACINGB*TCH, HELLO, RB
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk It seemed like a good idea at the time: If the UK had a newsletter for the music industry called Popbitch, why not a gonzo newsletter about horse racing called Racingbitch? After all, this was probably … Continue reading
HORSE RACING AND THE DEEP IMPACT OF A PARADIGM SHIFT IN THE AIR
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk “Princes on steeples and all the pretty people laughing and thinking that they’ve got it made.” Bob Dylan wrote that line in “Like A Rolling Stone.” Talking about this track the other night with a few … Continue reading
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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THE HARD YELL AND HEART SELL OF THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk It’s needed a little time to absorb it all. From a business point of view, the Hong Kong International races on Sunday at Sha Tin was a massive success- turnover of over HK$1.6 billion, combined attendance … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, NASH RAWILLER, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz, www.fasttrack.hk, zac purton
Tagged Derek Leung, Dylan Mo, fasttrackhk, Felix Coetzee, Hans Ebert, Highland Reel, HK Racing, HKIR, HKJC, Hong Kong, Mr Stunning, Nash Rawiller, Ryan Moore, Silent Witness, Time Warp, Tony Cruz, Zac Purton
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THE BUSINESS OF HORSE RACING AND GOING AFTER THE SAME CONSUMER DOLLAR
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk We’re coming to the end of 2017, and the next year doesn’t offer much hope for many industries that have coasted on their respective gravy trains without reading the tea leaves and seeing what the future … Continue reading
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry
Tagged business, content, creativity, customer-centric, disney, Eracing, executive, happy wednesday, HK Racing, HKJC, Horse racing, Jack Ma, marketing, mcdonald's, merchandising, simonfuller, Trip Advisor, Twitter
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